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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 - MSN
Larry Bird saw the NBA explode in popularity during the ‘80s, but behind the rise, he worried live TV broadcasts were draining the game’s raw energy. advertisement BasketballNetwork.net ...
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"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
Larry didn't just beat opponents, he dismantled them with wit and an audacity that bordered on cruel artistry. Trash talk, ...
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"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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"People tell me I'm Black on the inside and White on the outside" - Larry Bird on why he never cared about the "white men can't jump" stereotype
"People tell me I'm Black on the inside and White on the outside" - Larry Bird on why he never cared about the "white men can ...
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"You don't belong in this league, Homes" - Dominique Wilkins recalls when a trash-talking Larry Bird broke his confidence before a game
Bird was being Bird. Wilkins had been brimming with confidence when he came up against the Celtics icon. A rising star with ...
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"Have you seen this guy run or jump?" - Jeff Van Gundy points out a possible issue with Larry Bird if he played in today's NBA
"Have you seen this guy run or jump?" - Jeff Van Gundy points out a possible issue with Larry Bird if he played in today's ...
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"Kevin's counter to that was Larry needs to get a life" - Why Kevin McHale never appreciated Larry Bird's outlook on his pre-game approach - MSN
If not for Larry Bird's leadership and Kevin McHale's ability to embrace different roles, the Boston Celtics might have never become the dominant force of the 1980s. Given their success, you'd ...
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Larry Bird on his first time teaming up with Magic Johnson before their rivalry began: "He wouldn't give me the ball" - MSN
A while before their names became synonymous with NBA greatness, Larry Bird and Magic Johnson shared a court in relative obscurity. The year was 1978. Both were just college kids — rising ...