Larry Bird Quotes

Second place is just the first place loser.

Being number two sucks.

It was always me and the other guy. I came in second for a long time.

Being second is to be the first of the ones who lose.

I hate losing. It doesn't matter if it's racing or playing Ping-Pong - I hate it.

I hate when someone gets the better of me. A Division 1 wrestler comes in and takes me down and I get frustrated.

In my career, I finished in second place six times. I played on teams that were in it to the very end. It's frustrating.

I've learnt that being second is worthless.

Mind you, I've been here during the bad times too - one year we came second.

My dad taught us that there's no greater distance than that between first and second place.

I was the second-best player in high school. I was the second pick in the draft. I've been second in the MVP voting three times. I came in second in the Finals. I'm tired of being second. I'm not going to settle for that. I'm done with it.

I hate losing. I hate getting beat. I'm not used to it.

I haven't celebrated coming in No. 2 too many times.

Above anything else, I hate to lose.

It's nice to win. I'll never win again. I may have to take up golf - take on Tiger.

No one remembers who came in second.

Winning may not be everything, but losing has little to recommend it.

I was the kid who never won the races. I never jumped the highest. I wasn't on the list of the high-achieving.

If you're not a competitor, you've just got to go home.

Losing is not fun. It's terrible to lose. But in order to have fun winning, you have to go thouigh some pain of losing.

The thing I love about politics and sports is that there is an end goal - winning - and there are indeed winners and losers.

No one remembers the runner-up!

If we have a good day and we win, I'll celebrate and enjoy it. If I have a bad day and I lose, I'll be disappointed and then come back the next day and think about the next team.

I think second place is the first loser in the competition.

Obviously, losing isn't fun. It's not fun for anybody. I'm no different.