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"He needed both of them and he got them" - Randy Mills names the two coaches that made Larry Bird a great player
"The luckiest thing to happen to him (Bird) was that Jim Jones was a disciplinarian…teaching him everything he needed to know ...
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"He could really jump. He'd dunk on you" - Former Larry Bird's high school teammate on his surprising athleticism
Instead, "Larry Legend" solidified his legacy with his incredible shooting skills, sharp basketball ... of the 1974 Indiana high school All-Star team, Larry Moore, teenage Bird was lanky but ...
'Bird off the bench?': 50 years ago, Larry Bird sidelined as high school Indiana All-Star
He had no idea Bird would become a basketball legend. He knew he was good for a high school kid from a Podunk town in Indiana ...
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"Once I gave the Celtics my list of coaches, I was frozen out" - Larry Bird admits frustration over not getting the coach he wanted in Boston
In the summer of 1997, the Boston Celtics found themselves at another crucial juncture. The franchise was still drifting in ...
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"Professional mushroom hunter" - French Lick natives on what Larry Bird would be if he hadn't been an NBA player
"Professional mushroom hunter. [Laughs]," another French Lick resident replied when asked what Bird would've been if he ...
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"No one else who can guard me? This is getting ridiculous" - Danny Ainge recalls Larry Bird roasting the Knicks and their coach in MSG
No one else who can guard me? This is getting ridiculous,'" Ainge said of Bird. "Then Hubie would put in Johnny Newman, he'd ...
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Walter Clayton Jr joins rare club with Larry Bird. How did he and his Florida basketball teammates react?
Walter Clayton Jr. joined Larry Bird as the first player with 30 points in the Elite Eight and Final Four. Here's what he and his Florida basketball teammates said: ...
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“I’ve been staring at him” - Larry Bird’s aura forced Jalen Rose to call him ‘God’ when he took over as the Pacers head coach
For basketball fans of the 1980s, Larry Bird was an iconic figure whose arrival at the Boston Celtics organization revived ...