Vintage NBA: LARRY BIRD
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Publicado 2017-11-16
Drafted into the NBA sixth overall by the Boston Celtics in 1978, Bird started at small forward and power forward for thirteen seasons, spearheading one of the NBA's most formidable frontcourts that included center Robert Parish and power forward Kevin McHale. Bird was a 12-time NBA All-Star and was named the league's Most Valuable Player (MVP) three consecutive times (1984–1986). He played his entire professional career for Boston, winning three NBA championships and two NBA Finals MVP awards.
He was a member of the 1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team ("The Dream Team") that won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Bird was voted to the NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team[1] in 1996 and inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1998 (and was inducted again in 2010 as a member of the "Dream Team").
He served as head coach of the Indiana Pacers from 1997 to 2000. In 2003, he assumed the role of President of Basketball Operations for the Pacers, holding the position until retiring in 2012. After a year away from the position, he announced he would return to the Pacers as president of basketball operations in 2013. In addition to being part of the 50–40–90 club, he is the only person in NBA history to be named Most Valuable Player, Coach of the Year, and Executive of the Year.
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Larry is The Terminator of basketball. No human could touch him.
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Yes for me LARRY BIRD IS THE GREATEST MAN TO PLAY THE GAME OF BASKETBALL AND NO OTHER!!! And HE became Coach Of The Year after retirement!!!
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There's a reason people compare every rising star to Jordan. There could be another Jordan, but there will NEVER be another Larry Bird.
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People say Bird wasn’t athletic. Yet he may have had the best hand eye coordination of any player ever.
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Bill Russell saying “ you make me proud to be a Celtic” is like Shakespeare saying you make me proud to be a writer. Ultimate respect.
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if Bill Russell says that -thats a high compliment as you can get!!!!
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There will never be another Larry Bird Magic Johnson
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Being from St. Lucia (in the Caribbean) where, (during that period, cricket was king), I was introduced to basketball. The first time I saw Larry Bird and the Celtics I was drawn. Larry was and still is my favourite basketball player. After he retired, my interest in basketball waned. The contest against Magic is the stuff of legends and he (to me) is the greatest legend of all.
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"Kevin, I like you. You're a good friend and a good teammate. That's why I'm going to let you enjoy the record for a few days before I break it." --Larry Bird
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Bird was by far the most complete and best player ever. No one did everything Larry did, no one!
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Larry Bird is the GOAT! Believe it!! Period!!
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Watching Larry bird is as good as it gets....
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Bird - McHale were such a good duo
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If he’s not the greatest of all time than he’s fricken close!! He didn’t just come to play every night, he came to win every night.
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Larry bird was a badass
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"One way or another Bird kills you." - said by the commentator Very, very true.
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Rookie of the Year, League MVP, Finals MVP, Coach of the Year, Executive of the Year.
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I wasn't into basketball but my respect for Bird and Johnson was about Bird stayed with Boston and Johnson stayed with LA and they didn't seek other teams for the money when so many players in the big three sports were traded because players seeking more money.
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Not everyone in LA hated Bird, I loved that guy!
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If Larry Bird played in today's NBA with the way that no one plays any defense he would score 40 points a game he get at least 8 to 11 3-pointers every single game he was that great of a shooter
