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"I'm the only one playing like a sissy" - Larry Bird's ruthless self-critique after Celtics' Game 3 collapse in 1985 Finals

Larry Bird used to spare no one, including himself, in the name of winning. Roughly a year after criticizing his Boston ...
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Coach who recruited Larry Bird to college had a stunning revelation: "Larry was the most shy and introverted guy I'd ever been around in my life"

Bird finally got to start his college basketball career with the Indiana University Sycamores as he was recruited by its ...
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Former Pacer said Larry Bird always talked trash, but he couldn't understand it: "I will say this: He barks a lot"

Former Indiana Pacers forward Glenn Robinson III was born two years after Larry Bird officially retired from the NBA. He may have heard some stories from his father about Bird, but it's understandable ...
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"Well, why shoot if you're making all of them?" - Larry Bird recalls talking smack after making shot after shot at the Pacers' practice facility

Larry Bird's ability to talk trash at the height of his physical powers is as legendary as the man himself. However, as they say, old habits die hard. Bird never lost his gift of gab decades after ...