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"It was the most rejection I'd felt since my first high school dance" - Dan Shaughnessy recalls getting humbled by Larry Bird's no-favors policy
"It was the most rejection I'd felt since my first high school dance" - Dan Shaughnessy recalls getting humbled by Larry Bird ...
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"God's a funny God... He gave me two of the greatest white players of all time" - Cedric Maxwell often joked that Bird and McHale stole his spotlight
Cedric Maxwell reflected on being overshadowed by Larry Bird and Kevin McHale, despite his key role in the Celtics’ ...
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Patrick Ewing Recalls How Boston Fans Initially Disrespected Larry Bird
Before Larry Bird became an NBA legend, Boston fans were skeptical of his abilities. Patrick Ewing recalls how Bird was ...
"I did not shake Larry Bird's hand for 13 years" - Dominique Wilkins on how intense his rivalry with Larry Bird was
"I did not shake Larry Bird's hand for 13 years" - Dominique Wilkins on how intense his rivalry with Larry Bird was ...
"I really don't talk as much as I used to, because I can't back it up" - Bird on when he realized he had to tone down his trash talk
"I really don't talk as much as I used to, because I can't back it up" - Bird on when he realized he had to tone down his ...
"Haven’t you got anyone on the bench who can guard me?" - M.L. Carr recalls how Larry Bird taunted an entire team during game
"Haven’t you got anyone on the bench who can guard me?" - M.L. Carr recalls how Larry Bird taunted an entire team during game originally appeared on Basketball Network.
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"He's outing me at my home in front of all my friends and family" - Reggie Miller recalls when trash-talking Larry Bird backfired
Great shooters carry a certain ego with them, believing they are the best to ever do it. That's exactly how young Miller felt ...
"I've always thought I'd win five championships" - Larry Bird felt he underachieved in his Celtics career
"I've always thought I'd win five championships" - Larry Bird felt he underachieved in his Celtics career originally appeared on Basketball Network.
"He could have bridged that next gap for the Celtics" - Kevin McHale said Reggie Lewis could've kept Boston Celtics dynasty alive
"He could have bridged that next gap for the Celtics" - Kevin McHale said Reggie Lewis could've kept Boston Celtics dynasty ...
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"Larry and Kareem are going nose to nose" - Kevin McHale says Bird and Abdul-Jabbar couldn't stand each other
McHale reflects on the intense on-court animosity between Bird and Kareem during the Celtics-Lakers showdowns of the 1980s.
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"It also helped the opposing teams shoot out there" - Larry Bird on the one thing he always disliked about the old Boston Garden
I always say it is the best place to be able to shoot the basketball because of the background — you can see the basket really clear," Bird fondly remembered in his conversation with a soccer legend, ...