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NBA Legend Larry Bird Changed Tim Leglers Life With One Simple Compliment
Long before Tim Legler became a sharpshooting NBA guard and ESPN analyst, one unforgettable moment with Larry Bird cemented ...
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"We never talked in 10 years and Bird said, 'You costed me a championship'" - Bernard King refused to join the Celtics to play a backup to Larry Bird
Bernard King revealed Larry Bird once blamed him for missing out on a championship after King chose to start in Washington ...
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Larry Bird admits Danny Ainge showed him the value of 3-point shot: "You could shoot 35, 36 percent and do better if you shot 50 percent from the 2s"
Even the league's best shooters, including Boston Celtics legend Larry Bird, didn't consider the long-range shot a necessity. Unlike today's game, where stars like Stephen Curry and James Harden ...
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"Mom, I can do that after. She goes, 'You're not doing that after'" - Bird on his mom forcing him to finish his degree despite the NBA
In 1974, Bird accepted a scholarship to play for Bob Knight at Indiana University. But he didn't stay long. The campus felt too big, too different. Less than a month in, Larry withdrew and ...
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"One day I would wake up and the pain would finally be gone, but I was wrong" - Bird on struggles with his health even decades after retirement
Long before he became the stoic legend in Indiana Pacers polos and the face of blue-collar brilliance for the Boston Celtics, Larry Bird was already feeling the toll. It started with his back.
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Mullin reveals what was the biggest difference between Bird as a player and a coach: "No drama, nothing, simple"
While Larry Bird's playing career is remembered as one of the greatest in NBA history, "Larry Legend" actually had a short-lived coaching career with great success. Even though he made his mark ...
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"I can't see putting $60,000 into a car when our house growing up was worth $10,000" - Larry Bird admits he still has a hard time spending money
And even in retirement — long after the last shot was taken and the spotlight moved on — Larry has remained firmly tethered to the soil he grew up on. At the height of his career, Bird was one ...
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Larry Bird knew he 'wouldn't last long' in the NBA
Boston Celtics legend and Indiana Pacers President Larry Bird was warned during his second year in the NBA that if he continued doing what he was doing to his body, he wouldn't be long for the league.
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"They're both winners" - Larry Bird highlighted the biggest difference between the two coaches who shaped him
If there is one coach who is credited with helping Larry Bird reach his MVP-level potential and win multiple championships, it was KC Jones. However, the 12-time All-Star himself never overlooked ...
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"It wasn't like that and it doesn't have to be" - Larry Bird opens up about not being close with Celtics teammates
Larry Bird attributed the remarkable success of the Boston Celtics during his time to the team's exceptional chemistry. He firmly believed their deep understanding of each other's playing styles ...
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"He did it the right way" - Larry Bird names the most admirable player he has ever seen in the NBA
During his tenure as the head coach of the Indiana Pacers, Larry Bird had the unique opportunity ... "I've been in the league for a long time, and he might be the only guy, maybe another one ...
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"I made up my mind I wouldn't be in Boston much longer" - Larry Bird reveals why he left his role in the Celtics front office
There were a number of things the Boston Celtics did while Michael Leon Carr and Paul Gaston were running the show that Larry Bird found difficult to sit with. But none dug deeper than the front ...