Larry has been that way since day one we just get to see it more

@@francissmithers952Even Though Larry Played Before My Time For Boston I Have Great Respect For Him!

Nobody has forgotten who saw him play.

Nobody forgets. This is just lame dishonest scumbaggery. You had to comment and thats what you cane up with?

@@gfriedman99 Exactly. Birds is only dismissed by those who never saw him play. He was a better, smarter and tougher version of Luka Doncic, and we can see how a very young Doncic is torching the NBA.

@@mariosuarez3411 Doncic is a good comp but you're right Bird was way tougher and overall better.

Larry Bird is So Funny in This Interview With Dan Patrick Like a Comedian!

He's an asshole... An petty. Any man worth a crap wouldn't talk like that..

@@tacotom3492 wtf your problem?

@@nathanc30 He's just jealous that his life has shown him to be worthless.

@@tacotom3492 speaks the asshole himself, hiding behind his computer and crying like a little girl

@Indy Custom Made Me Too I Have Respect For Larry Bird Even Though For The Celtics and One of The Toughest NBA Players Ever!

Its too bad they didn't keep it a team game! Now it's more about shooting a 3 and who's going to be the star of the team! All the things that drove the NBA into the ground in the 70s!

shit Ill take 81 Bird over Miami Lebron any day of the week

@@lotuslife3239 Absolutely!

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Bird is the only player to average over 20 points (24), 10 rebounds, and at least 5 assists (6.3) per game for his career.

De Re ..And passer

Watching his entire career. It's hard to argue he isn't the GOAT

De Re you are probably correct about that

You are correct. I think steph curry has become the best deep shooter but from anywhere on the court I think Bird is unmatched.

What a hot take.

Priceless LOL!

Hilarious 😂

People not from Indiana at that time have no idea how much Indiana worshiped basketball.

My mom and dad refused to vote for Baron Hill (one-time Congressman) because he messed up his high school basketball team’s run to the championship.

Larry Bird Seems Like a Nice Guy In Person Even Though He Played For The Boston Celtics!

@@vinceniederman hey now

Hey, if I buy the beer, could I have a seat at the table & just listen in?

Great coaches have championships. 🤪

+whatthehellimbored Amen. Nobody was more focused as a player and now he can let it go. A rare man is one who doesn't live in the past, especially HIS past.

He was an absolute beast in his prime, nobody did it better in his prime.

I don’t recall an interview that he was like this. So good. Dan Patrick also is so good at his job too!!

i won't get into whatever he has been personally[and frankly don't care, not like I'm going fishing with him tomorrow], but he is classy in interviews and it's really too bad that we have Barkley being a chatterbox and not Bird...I just listened to Bird explaining how he approached every defender differently, using Tripucka and Rodman and one other guy I can't remember as examples, and thought, 'Man, that really is a window into the greatest basketball mind we've ever seen'...and I wanted more, because I only have a casual understanding of the game

Wei Qi he screwed 2 more fingers on his shooting hand playing baseball so he had a total of 2 good fingers. Still the GOAT!

There is no question Lebron is a great player on both ends of the court. But I'd take Bird any day with the game on the line.

Wei Qi people back then and even now, see i dont think people give Larry his due. I remember back then there was a lot of resentment that Larry was deemed the best basketball player in the world when he was because he is white!, in a black man's sport, even TODAY, you ask some people who their top 5 of all time , some won't mention him because of the whole race thing, its sad but TRUE

Wei Qi I was in the Celtics locker room several times in the early 1980's. Actually, the first game was in Hartford vs Detroit on the same day as SF beat Dallas in the NFC Championship game with the Clark Catch. I went up to Bird in the locker room after the press move away and shook hands and said great game. I think he said thanks. But, yes he hand a major screwed up index finger on his right hand (softball game where I believe he was the pitcher and took a line drive off of it where it was fractured). I went up to Parish and as I went to shake his hand, he held it out like he was the Queen of whatever with the fingers pointed down. I was 18 at the time and felt like an idiot since I ended up shaking like 3 fingers. Great stories, but even though Larry was my hero, he wasn't the nicest guy in the locker. He seemed like he was kind of weary of speaking to others (not teammates).

ditkoasmpages It's no surprise Larry was that way with people he didn't know well. By nature he's probably somewhat closed (which is not a flaw, just his personality) and when you combine that with various people trying to get a piece of him, it's no wonder he keeps his distance. Magic, on the other hand, was very open by nature. But if you want somebody to watch your back or win a game at the buzzer, I'd go with Larry which is no disrespect to probably the greatest point guard of all-time, Magic Johnson.

Richard Sarabia that used to be my favorite quote. Until I told it to my friend and responded with “what’s the difference”. Because to him winning is just as important as living

@@KyleJamesRichards then your friend is an idiot.

Well I have to disagree with Riley I would want bird to take the shot to win the game and to save my life.

Bird just might miss on purpose if he thought too much about the losses to LA when Riley was coaching them. Lol!

Yup.

Amen on that i watched that.Bird:"I always wanted to take a couple of his teeth with me after the game". lol

You can say that again, pally! I gave you a GREAT, BIG, HUMONGOUS "thumb's up" for saying it already!!!

Larry Bird Kills Me With Laughter in This Interview With Dan Patrick!

Humble? Loved watching the man play the game but he definitely was NOT humble.

@@patulm .. humble now

@@pauloliveira yes, it was a good interview. I appreciated the honesty and the humor.

deere3321 I want to throw a bbq with bird and watch march madness together

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Yeah Barkley said don't go drink beer with Bird he get you messed up

I was a Lakers fan in the 80s but I had a begrudging admiration for Larry Bird. Now I can just flatly admire him and appreciate what he and Magic did to elevate the NBA to New unprecedented hights.

Bird was not humble. "I'm better than all you mfs"

larry is overated he wouldnt even be drafted in the wnba today.

@@raregoodds3143 trolling is an addiction. Seek help.

@@ericperry27 not trolling..sue bird or larry bird. Larry bird coudnt shine her shoes.

Yeah unique, they were both white.

Very Funny Guy Too LOL!

How can you not like him? When you have to play him.

It’s Like a Comedy Show During This Interview!

+Patrick Martin Jordon know's he could jump and run faster but oh No Not shooting or passing

Bird has said many times - back to the dream team days and since that Michael Jordan is the greatest player ever.

@Ulysses432 ...Bird was an exceptional athlete... you don't have the success he had otherwise...his athleticism just didn't stand out like Jordan's did...

He also puts Jabbar there with Jordan. He one time answered about the greatest and stated look at the records referring to Jabbar in my opinion.

@@jamesakers2959 Yeah, you can't average 10.0 rebounds in that era and NOT be athletic.

+Not Saying True and Larry Bird Was a Good NBA Player Even Though He Played For Boston!

Nice try

+Darrin Combs I hear ya. In fact, if I were to pick a SF for my all time team, i'd go with Bird and if we was taken I'd go with Pippen before LeBron...

jon Q That's crazy. LeBron is one of the greatest how you gonna tell me he's worse than Pippen?

Jamming InDaStreets I said this before the most recent finals... I think I take him before Bird now... but Pippen is my all time favorite player so I still think I'd take pippen because I'm a homer like that.

jon Q I still think Bird is better tho but only a bit. I love both of their styles of play but I'd go with Bird because of his ability in the clutch and toughnes.

Jamming InDaStreets at that level we'd be happy with either guy. I love Bird too.

Larry was far from modest . He was the greatest trash talker ever

He was a competitive man on court and no great superstar is without a huge competitive streak. And that’s where the trash talking comes from and I agree with the other guy, it’s not trash talk if you back it up. It’s truth. But off the court, he is by far the most humblest superstar I ever heard speak. And he never talks about himself or how great he is. He goes out of his way to tell how great others were even though he crushed every one of them. You have to prod him to even talk about himself like Dan did.

That's debatable.

@@scottdavidson7001 No its not

@@panzerlambert1194 yes it is.

Mark Cianfarani LMFAOOO no one thinks this

He's not the best forward lol he's not even the best small forward. Overall Lebron is the best forward to ever grace the game, and hes the best small forward as well. THEN Tim Duncan.... and then Bird. Bird could never carry a team the way LeBron has season after season. You put lebron on that 80's Celtic team, GREATEST TEAM ALL TIME. Now put bird on the 2015 cavs and tell me what happens?? No kyrie, no love, just bird, dellavedova, and Tristan Thompson lol cmon. I love Larry but never. Never will he be better than Bron. Maybe Timmy D, but bron is too far lol.

it was that era where "every basket was a battle"

ONE WORD JEALOUSY! PURE & SIMPLE.

and could do some serious trash talking

@Dennis Leavitt Yes he did in the 1993-94 season.

I was at that game, too!! I knew then we'd pretty tough to beat

He is top 5 ever. But not the best. Coming from a Bird s fan.

oh I know, Larry is the absolute best.

Larry is trash

you know you just described yourself in one word, right logan?

Larry Legend easily better than Lebron