MJ had a rule that none of his team mates were ever allowed to say a word to Bird. He also said Bird taught him everything he knew about trash talking.

Larry is listed at 6'9", but Magic is 6'9" and side by side Bird is taller.

During his tenure as President of the Pacers, one of the players related a scene he watched. Larry was entering the practice court and he picked up a loose ball, from deep 3 point range, in dress shoes and clothes, dropped a 3, nothing but net. Continued on his way and never looked back.

Larry Legend would dominate today's NBA 🏀🐐...dead eye shooter... unselfish teammate... double digit rebounds... clutch... and....the last 6 years of his career.... broken back... double Achilles surgery...I could go on but the more you watch...the more you see that he's the greatest all around player.,.best small forward to ever play

I always thought MJ, Kobe and Bird had a different level of competitiveness than everyone else. I don't much like any of these guys and especially dislike Bird being a 76ers fan in his day, but I have full respect for how much a nightmare he was for us.

James Worthy said “ Jordan made you look slow, Larry made you look stupid”. Larry got every teammate on the court involved in the game, notice that in his passing video there’s many times he has the shot but feeds it to a teammate so they score, the HOFamers on his team were made by Larry drawing the double team then passing to the open teammate for a undefended easy shot, he was inspirational and unselfish

Tha GOAT!! Doesn’t just talk trash. He backs it up every time!

Bird was confident about his shot because he stayed after practice at every level and shot the ball for a couple hours in an empty gym.

Pat Riley said...."If I had to choose a player to take a shot to save a game, I’d choose Michael Jordan, If I had to choose a player to take a shot to save my life, I’d take Larry Bird."

Bird didn't make many digs at his opponents. He just told them what he was going to do and did it. If anything it was a teaching lesson every time. He was loyal to one team and to his teammates. He raised their game level. If a teammate couldn't keep up the pace when it was needed, he wasn't on the team long. Good reaction. Thanks for sharing.

I was born and raised in Detroit in the early 70s Detroit Bad Boys fan but I loved Larry Bird the way he played the game

Follow up to the 3 point contests...Bird won the first 3 but was injured for the 4th which was won by Hodges of the Bulls who had finished 2nd to Bird twice previously.

Bird always goes up everyone’s list once they watch a few of his videos.

One thing that sets Larry apart from all others is everything he accomplished for basketball after his retirement. He didn't retire from basketball, only from playing.

There's so much more. He trash talked his entire career. I personally like the video NBA legends who were terrified of Larry Bird.

They called him, Larry

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If Bird played today, he'd average a 30 point triple double. While playing only the first three quarters.

Prime Larry Legend would average 50 today if he wanted to. Elite floor general, elite passer, and more.

Did you know that Mark Aguirre was scared to death to play Larry Bird more than anybody?