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"It's amazing what one day off can do to refresh your mind" - Larry Bird on why he believes players shouldn't be asked to practice every day
"It's amazing what one day off can do to refresh your mind" - Larry Bird on why he believes players shouldn't be asked to ...
"I never wanted to leave there" - Larry Bird says the Boston Celtics prematurely broke up the Big Three of him, McHale and Parish
Larry Bird says the Boston Celtics ended the Big Three era with him, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish too soon, despite ...
"Our bodies don't have time to recover when we had injuries" - Larry Bird says fans don’t get why he was forced to retire early
NBA Hall of Famer Larry Bird explains his early retirement, detailing how back injuries and years of playoff basketball made ...
Quinn Buckner reveals Larry Bird only watches Nikola Jokic play: "Larry said there is only one guy that he watches play"
Quinn Buckner says Larry Bird only watches one active NBA player, Jokic, revealing the deep connection between two of the ...
"I know the ins and outs ... the reporters think they do but they really don't" - Larry Bird on why he ignores media narratives
"I know the ins and outs ... the reporters think they do but they really don't" - Larry Bird on why he ignores media ...
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"I think that takes away from the game of basketball" - Larry Bird on why he believed the NBA increasing live TV games in the 80s was a terrible idea
Larry Bird saw the NBA explode in popularity during the ‘80s, but behind the rise, he worried live TV broadcasts were ...
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"He could never say anything that would outdo me" - Gary Payton on why Larry Bird's trash talk was far more vicious than Michael Jordan's
He could never say anything that would outdo me … It was always a battle between me and him." Over a 17-year career, Payton ...
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"Great players will be judged against the standards he has set" - David Stern on Larry Bird's impact on the NBA
"In the future, great players will be judged against the standards he has set, but there will never be another Larry Bird." ...
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"You couldn't ask for a greater individual coming into your league" - Larry Bird on why he felt no jealousy handing the mantle over to Michael Jordan
And for Larry Bird, his couldn't have come at a much better time. There was no rivalry in that handoff because when the ...
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"Nice shooting" - Tim Legler says Larry Bird's one-liner validated his entire basketball career
Nearly every NBA player looked up to an OG who inspired them to pick up a basketball and take the game seriously. For many, ...
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Nikola Jokic joins historic Larry Bird company despite MVP snub
Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic might've lost out on winning another MVP award, but he joined Larry Bird in the record books. Jokic and Larry Bird are the only two players in NBA history to ...
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How Larry Bird (and Magic Johnson) inspired Michael Jordan to become a champion
It came from a number of factors but in episode 4 of ESPN's 'The Last Dance' on Sunday, Jordan detailed a major source: Larry Bird and Magic Johnson. The duo is widely credited with saving the NBA ...