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Larry Bird said he was scared before every matchup with Magic Johnson and Julius Erving: "That fear from 2 o'clock in the afternoon to game time"

That said, Bird always felt a sense of fear before every game, especially those against arch-rivals like Magic Johnson and ...

Larry Bird says Magic Johnson was more successful because of his championships

Larry Bird and Magic Johnson helped define basketball in the 1980s, their rivalry driving the NBA into the mainstream. Although many saw them as evenly matched, Bird believes Johnson came out ahead.
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"We would have been best friends" - Larry Bird thought he and Magic Johnson would have been "inseparable" if they had grown up together

"You feel honored about everything. Me and Magic came together into this league, we competed in college, we competed trought ...
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"I got into trouble thinking I was Magic Johnson and Larry Bird" - Undertaker on how he ruined his basketball game trying to emulate Magic and Bird

For every larger-than-life athlete with size, athleticism, and speed, the first assumption is often that they could excel in basketball. The same was true for Mark Calaway, better known as 'The ...

‘We don’t have players with heart’ – Larry Bird brutally called out ’embarrassing’ Celtics before inspiring team to title

He’s nicknamed Larry Legend for a reason. During the 1984 NBA Finals between the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers, ...

‘Better than all of us’ – Larry Bird explained why Michael Jordan was clear NBA GOAT even over LeBron James

Larry Bird knew he was great. It’s why he asked who was coming in second place in the 1987 Three-Point Contest, told bitter ...