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"There was so much pressure" - Reggie Miller speaks on why it was harder to play for Larry Bird than go up against him
After he hung up his boots, Larry Bird transitioned to coaching in 1997 and took over the job with the Indiana Pacers. Reggie ...
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"The difference was that Dr. J usually did everything one-handed" - Larry Bird explains what set Michael Jordan apart from Julius Erving
"People asked me to compare Michael with Dr. J., and the difference was that Dr. J. usually did everything one-handed," Bird ...
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"No matter how many shots you take, somewhere there's a kid out there taking one more" - Larry Bird reveals the lesson that fueled his legendary work ethic
Jim Jones once told me, 'No matter how many shots you take, somewhere there's a kid out there taking one more. If you dribble a million times a day, someone is dribbling a million and one,'" the ...
Basketball Network on MSN6d
"He really has a little bit of social anxiety around crowds" - Why Larry Bird hated walking through airports with so many fans around
Larry Bird never liked crowds and went from dropping out of Indiana University to dodging fans in airport terminals.
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"He'd eat you alive" - Shaq explains why Tim Duncan and Larry Bird are in "the same category"
Shaquille O'Neal compared Tim Duncan to Larry Bird, calling him the greatest power forward ever and one of the toughest ...
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"We had a great run, leave it alone" - Larry Bird's message to Magic Johnson after Michael Jordan dominated them in famous Dream Team practice
Dream Team had to play a scrimmage in Monte Carlo as part of their preparations for the Barcelona Olympics. And to spice ...
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"If we'd won this championship, this would have been one of the great ones" - Larry Bird was proud after the Celtics lost to the Lakers in the 1987 Finals
"If we'd won this championship, this would have been one of the great ones ever and we knew that. You can talk heart and ...