Jordan has said he learned how to talk trash from Larry Bird.

Larry won the first 3 NBA 3 point contests back to back to back. That retirement ceremony was not on a game night and he filled the Boston Garden.

I don't remember the exact quote, but Jordan said something like, "I learned the sport in college, but I learned the game from Bird."

Bird remains unfairly underrated. One of the best shooters the game ever saw, tough competitor, champion!!

Yes, MJ has said in the past that Larry taught him how to trash talk. MJ also had a rule for the rest of his teammates. Never antagonize or trash talk Larry Bird.

Jordan never beat Bird in the playoffs, never.

You’re not wrong, he returned to that game with a concussion

The 3pt line came into the NBA in the 1979-80 season , Bird's rookie season. The first "Long Distance Shoot-Out" competition was held at the 1986 All-Star weekend. Bird won it in 86 87 and 88, the three years he competed.

Larry was the TOUGHEST back in the day, in a league full of tough men. Larry’s pain tolerance and mental fortitude were ALIEN. Check these two videos to see what I mean: “Five Times Larry Bird Was Injured but Refused to Quit” And “Four Crazy Stories that Prove Larry Bird is the Toughest Player in NBA History “

Jordan is on record saying "I learned EVERYTING I know about trash talk and mind games from Larry Brid"

Larry legend the best small forward ever 👏 🙌

At about the 9 minute mark when Bird comes back out to play, look very closely at his eyes when he's squatting down on the sideline. Those eyes are of a killer shark, dark, cold, and no mercy.

Founding member of the 50 40 90 club and did over a 4 year span

Bird won the 1st three 3 pt contests. MJ learned everything he knows about getting in people's head from Larry Bird. Said so himself.

Yes, everyone has that monumental moment... Larry Bird had so many of them.

Two things are obvious. Larry Byrd had a ton of street in his game and you could tell people we’re in it for the love of the game back in the day. It’s all about those fancy cars and fancy clothes now with your $2000 haircut and your $2000 pair of sunglasses sitting on the sideline out for a month with a sprained pinky. This is when it was real.

LARRY LEGEND IS A UNICORN AND THE TRUE GOAT!!! 🐐 ☘️

Jordan said Larry taught him everything he knows about trash talking.

In my opinion out of all of them..... Larry Bird was 1 of the toughest MF'ers there ever has been in the NBA! Playing with a broken back .....playing after having surgery on both feet... Achilles tendon that had golf ball size bone spurs! Those are only some of the things he was dealing with but continued to play basketball anyway!

One of 3 people with 3 consecutive MVPs

There are a number of great Bird videos to watch that showcase various elements of his game. _Greatest Passer re-edit with additional footage_ is a favorite. _Five Times Larry Bird Refused to Quit_ AND _4 Crazy Stories... Larry Bird_ TOGETHER give an inkling of how tough Bird was. I'd love to see your reaction to them. I wish someone would put together a compilation of Bird's "between-the-legs" passes.

Jordan would talk smack if he was pissed; Larry talked smack all the time, to everyone, for fun and to gain an edge.

Magic Johnson and Larry Bird A Courtship of Rivals is a REALLY good watch.

Larry won the first three 3 point contests. He actually ended up with a fractured cheekbone from that fall and came back and beat the Pacers.

The GOAT..... great reaction!

MJ got his mentality partially from Larry but their trash talk was different. Larry will tell you what he’s gonna do, two dribbles, pump fake, jumper in your face…and then do it. That’s different level from even MJ who was more likely to talk after he did something to you.

There are some GREAT Bird trash talk videos worth checking out.

Nice reaction and Larry was number 33 in high school, college and NBA. I think even Magic was 33 in college but had to go to 32 when he joined the Lakers because that number was already taken by Kareem. Larry taught most of the league to trash talk including Jordan. He played through crippling injuries and is one of the greatest passers ever. “15 NBA Legends Who Were Terrified Of Larry Bird” kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eJd-aMVjsK-3qYU.html

Bird is my GOAT for the following reasons. He was ROY, 3 straight MVPs, 3time 3 point shot winner, founder of the 50/40/90 club. He has beaten every HOF he played against. He was also Coach of the Year and Executive of the year.

They put the 3 point line in because of Bird :)

I remember watching the game where Bird "dove" after a ball going out of bounds as seen in the video at the 1:47 mark. He didn't save it. But it didn't matter. It's the fact that he went after it that made most of us fans of him.

More Bird please. Do NBA legends talk about Larry...He's actually Lebron's GOAT!

That's funny .....Larry Birds number has been 33 from the moment he started playing basketball! From high school.... through college and on into the NBA his number has always been 33! If you haven't done it yet . please do... Courtship of Rivals ?!! It explains in detail Larry Birds career and Magic Johnson's..... how their rivalry saved the NBA!

Watch -> Larry Bird Greatest Passer of All Time (Re-edit w/ New Footage) Bird has more full court dimes than most people have regular assists...Your jaw will be on the ground and youll see why he's Larry Legend...passed like Magic, jumper like MJ, 3ptr like Curry, rebound like Ewing (avg 10rpg career)...

Larry Bird had eyes in the back of his head, passed like nobody else and played hurt every night. Bird was a BADDDDDD MAN! I’m so grateful I got to see him play. GO GREEN.

At the age of about 60…his team at Indiana were practicing…he came out of his office…picked up a ball , then hit 20 straight 3 point shots…according to the players version…

Bird won the first 3 3-point contests, the only three he participated in. The 3-point line came in to the NBA in 1979, the year Larry entered the NBA and won Rookie of the Year (63 votes, to Magic’s 3 votes even though Magic and the Lakers won the Championship!). Greatest small forward EVER. I’m 75 and no one has ever come close to Bird. Ever!

Yes Jordan and the whole dream team team said they picked up that SMACK TALK from bird 🐦🐦🐦

Larry is one of the toughest, most competitive players the league has ever seen. He didn't believe in load management during the season. He believed he was payed to do a job and he did it, even if it meant playing through injuries. Which he did the last 5 years of his career. And his competitiveness was off the charts. He didn't just want to beat his opponents, he took their hearts and instilled fear in them through his ability to talk trash and his tremendous IQ. And not just talk, but back it up. He would tell his opponents what he was going to do and then do it. You never hear stories about any other player other than Jordan now or before then that does that.

Larry won the first, second and third 3-point contests

I am a Clevelander, watching both the Larry Bird and later on the LeBron era. I hated Larry Bird when he played, but respected the hell out of him. By far, I would take a young Larry Bird over a LeBron. The man was complete, clutch and had heart, something I felt LeBron lacked. Larry is #3 on my list of greats behind Jordan and Chamberlain.

When he got hurt during that Pacers playoff game he really came out, crouched down looking like Batman or something lmao

Larry Bird won the FIRST THREE three-point contests ever. Larry Liked doing things in threes, kinda. He's also one of only three players to win three consecutive MVPs, and he's one of only three players to have multiple 50/40/90 seasons...

The GOAT. There was a game where Bird was one steal away from a quadruple double in just 3 quarters. They were so far ahead he wouldn't go back in the game. He said he'd done enough damage. Bird made sure everyone scored. He didn't care about stats, he cared about the scoreboard.

The 3 point shoot was established like just when Larry got to the league... so he wasn't practicing that shoot before... you see he got better every year after then. And I think he won the first 3 3p shot contest, and couldnt be there for the fourth one... Hodges won, and they asked him if he won because Larry was injuried, and Hodges said "he knows where he can find me", to what Larry replied "I know, at the end of the Bulls bench". The significance of this, is that kids today get into the league knowing there is a 3p shoot line.. but he came to the league unaware of this, so he developed his dagger 3p shoot on the go.

Larry won the first 3 3-point contests in a row. Also he came in in 79 right when they started having a 3 point line. So he had to develop his 3 point shot in the NBA

Those first few years in the league…and with Chicago being in the eastern conference…the Bulls just couldn’t seem to get past the Celtics those first 3 or so years…Bird hurt his back in 2983…helping his mom..at her house…shoveling gravel for a driveway…and his back was never the same…no matter how many surgeries…and only got to play 13 years until his back gave out…was on the Dream Team for the Olympics in 1992…that is why he was inducted into the Naismith Hall of Fame twice…once as a player…then again as part of that ‘92 Dream Team and Olympic Gold…

In 1979…Bird couldn’t practice shooting threes in college because there was no 3 point line or shot..early 80’s threes became official and that became part of all star weekend…Bird won the first 3…Curry was in 5 but never won…3 time CHAMPION..2 time Finals MVP…3 straight league MVP…and only 2 other player did 3 in a row…Wilt was one…Rookie of the Year in 1980…as coach for Indiana…voted Coach of the Year(2012)…as president of basketball operations…voted Executive of the Year in 2016…retired 2022..2023 became special adviser..

He had 33 starting in high school and kept it through college and professional careers.

After you’ve seen a couple of Bird’s videos, find his passing video. Now you know who is the GOAT.

Larry Bird has been called the greatest Quarterback in the NBA Because he was a great passer

I could watch these all day!

OMG bird 🐦💚 so underrated, this man could do it all , I could give you stats or tell you all his rings and trophies,but that doesn't tell his whole story,the man was amazing, I miss ya bird 🐦 he was nice seeing him at the ASG this year , I miss bball 🏀 (real basketball) 💚🐦🏀

As another Cleveland fan I'm loving the representation. Larry Bird was one of the progenitors of basketball. He set the standard for Trash Talk, Shooting and Passing. Mark Price was one of the first to really study Bird. Nash, Dirk, Jokic, Doncic are all great due to studying him. They're a lot of white guys. I'm a white guy too. I might be projecting... Basketball is one of these wonderful things that everybody can identify with , and that's one thing I love about the direction the NBA has right now. Something about "but more important, a friend."

A young Rockets player (Rodman) said that if Bird was black, he would just be considered a very good player. At a press conference the next day, he replied that he was sure it was said in the heat of the moment and that if it didn't bother him, it shouldn't bother anybody else. Bird was color blind and just saw players.

Watching Bird highlights, you'll notice blood spattered on the jersey, Wolverine scratches behind his neck, etc. Tough.

I am from Indiana and I watched Larry his entire career, High School, college and Pro. He is the all Around GOAT.

He was in that 50-40-90 club..while averaging about 20 rebounds…imagine a 90% free throw shooter…better yet…1962…when Wilt scored 200 in Hershey, Pennsylvania…he averaged 50 a game for the year…50…and his favorite shot was a 12 to 15 foot fadeaway jumper…Wilt never fouled out of a game ever…and he sucked at free throws…in those days..a lot of guys threw the ball underhand for free throws…but that night Wilt was 28 for 32 on free throws…and was stuck at 98 points in the last minute and forty seconds…and with about 27 seconds left in the game he had a put back for number 100…

When we watch a reaction video most people want to hear what you have to say.

In the 80's... NBA stood for no boys allowed... Larry legend 🏀🐐

For some of the most beautiful basketball you’ve ever seen check out the 1992 Dream Team documentary. 11 future Hall of Famers. Whenever the dream team played everyone was glued to their TVs ! It was a surreal time. I still get chills watching the documentary now just like I did when I watched it 92

Yes Jordan got his trash talk from bird. Bird changed the league forever. Him and magic

he won the first 3 3 pt contests

JOrdan said Bird taught him everything he knew about trash talking.

Both Jordan and Magic called Bird The Goat. Today, Bird would wipe the floor with LeBron and most other players. That play where he fell he went to the locker room, and the other team took advantage of his absence. Bird returned to finish the game with a fractured right cheekbone, and the Celtics won. Actually, we can hear you just fine.

Rookie of Year (Took 29 win team to 61 wins in 1 year) 3x champ in 5 appearances 3x consecutive MVP 3x 3pt champ consecutively 50 40 90 founder/seasons Dagger 3 Pioneer Beat every hofr of era in playoffs MJ (swept bulls twice, 3-0) Rodman Isiah Moses Hakeem Dominique Magic Kareem Worthy Coach of yeat Exec of year 2nd highest win% in NBA Larry Legend

Great reaction.. Larry Legend Larry and Michael are 1a and 1b..

Nothin' better than watching a guy repeatedly yawn while he's watching a highlight video of one of the all-time greats.

Yeah Bird is the only guy that Jordan was never able to beet. At that Bird swept him 2 times.

Larry has one biological daughter (from his first wife) and two adopted children, a boy and a girl.

jordan and lebron both said they learned from bird. So yeah, Jordan got his smack talking skills from Bird.

Side note Bill Russell was birds guy he thought the world of him and looked up to him and they became great friends 💚🏀 love and flowers to Russell 11 rings the real GOAT 🏀🏀💚💚

My opinion 2 of the 3 greatest to ever play play the wore # 33. Kareem and Bird

Jordan said in an interview he learned how to talk shit from bird

The real GOAT! Greatest all around player ever! At the age of 30, Bird averaged more points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks than LeBron and Curry.

The 3 point shot came in during Birds rookie or 2nd year

He truly was incredible. I kaugh when I here some people say he couldn't play I. Today's NBA. He we old average even more points. Especially when you can't even get close to players today. He would average 38 points a game. As far as s as pure shooter of the basketball I think he was the greatest to ever do it.

larry domain tnks from brazil , number one ever

The main difference between Jordan and Bird smack talk was this : Jordan would style and profile on you then talk smack. Bird would tell you exactly what he was going to do, dare you to stop him, then do it anyway. Then laugh at you. James Worthy said it best: "I'd rather guard Jordan than Bird because Jordan would make you look slow; Larry would make you look stupid"

Thanks for what ya do. May your views and likes always be equal.

I actually saw Larry play in college and the pro's. I have him at #3 all time. Please react to his Greatest Passer Re-Edit video!!

The first three-point contest was in 86 I believe, and Larry Bird won the very first ever and won the very first three consecutive ever three-point contests while still wearing a warm-up Jacket!

Let's face it, how many of us tried the behind the backboard shot after Larry Legend made his?

I can hear you just fine 90+% of the time, I'd say you don't need to adjust things much. Bird was a great, perhaps ever THE great one in the game. I don't know of anyone who excels, overall, at the game. It's well worth going down the Larry Bird rabbit hole.

Three point contest started in 1979.

Great reaction,

As far as toughness, it doesn’t get tougher than Larry. You should check out any video going over Larrys injuries or highlighting his toughness. I’m also of the “walk it off” generation. At one time, got fun, I thought about changing my last name to Walkitoff….. it already stays with a W and is 3 syllables. But even I wasn’t as tough as Larry.

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Larry won the very first three of the three point contests (in a row)

yes Jordan both credits bird for learning how to trash talk and play mind games with opponents AND Jordan instructed his team to NEVER EVER talk trash to Larry Bird.. Jordan is 0-6 against Bird in the Playoffs.. Jordan and Bird are my top two guys ever. not my favorites, just the best players ive ever seen in my 44 years of life. Larry Bird is the most all around player EVER.. amongst OTHER things.

When you said let me be quiet, we all know, todays nba wear pink tu tu skirts.😊

Volume wasn't that bad, but always striving to make your videos better is a good thing too.

80s NBA rules.

Bird is the GOAT

Talk the talk AND walk the walk

Yes, Jordan said Larry taught him everything about how to get into people's heads. BTW, those two had a number of epic battles against each other.

Yep

FYI: "don't know nothing" means you know something. The three point shots began just after Bird turned pro.... don't know the exact year.

im a knicks fan so 33 means Ewing to me.. but Bird and even Pippen are synonymous with that number also.

Jordan freely admits he learned EVERYTHING he knew about psychological warfare from Larry Bird