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"No matter how good I am, I'm still just a hick from French Lick" - Larry Bird was humble despite being highest paid NBA rookie
The great Larry Bird had an exceptional college basketball ... was drafted by the Boston Celtics and signed a five-year, $3.25-million rookie contract. This massive deal made Bird the highest ...
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Celtics legend Larry Bird ‘was that dude,’ former teammate Cedric Maxwell says
Boston Celtics forward Cedric Maxwell was anxiously awaiting the arrival of rookie Larry Bird in 1979. And not because Maxwell thought Bird could change the trajectory of the franchise. Rather, ...
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Larry Bird admits Danny Ainge showed him the value of 3-point shot: "You could shoot 35, 36 percent and do better if you shot 50 percent from the 2s"
For Larry, this perspective helped him realize ... The NBA only introduced the 3-point line in the 1979-80 season — Bird's rookie year. That meant he, along with every other player, had to ...
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"I didn't feel I had to score for our team to win" - Bird thinks he would've had a lot more records if he focused on scoring
A marksman with icy poise, he didn't need acrobatics or flashy moves to pile up buckets. Everything he did on the court was ...