"There's a lot of things that he can do that Larry wouldn't be able to do" - Cedric Maxwell once picked Dirk Nowitzki over Larry Bird based on physical attributes

Cedric Maxwell saw Larry Bird up close for many years, but even Cornbread wouldn't put his former Boston Celtics teammate ...
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"Kids 10 years old flying by you at the four-mile marker" - Ex-Celtic on Larry Bird running in a five-mile race in the middle of the season

When it comes to competitiveness that borders on maniacal, Boston Celtics icon Larry Bird ranks right up there with Michael Jordan. He took pride in competing every night, driven by a desire to prove ...
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"Larry hated the Pistons so much that he'd do anything to take a jab" - When Larry Bird praised Michael Jordan and the Bulls to taunt Pistons

Larry Bird and the Boston Celtics visited Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls looking to prove that they were still the best ...
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Dennis Rodman Was Wrong About Celtics Legend Larry Bird

Larry Bird is widely seen as one of the best 10-15 NBA players of all time. That said, Basketball Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman once made a shocking statement (about Bird) when he did an interview with ...
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Why Larry Bird dropping 60 was not his favorite Boston Celtics game

If you ask him about the otherworldly scoring performance he put on vs. the Atlanta Hawks, it was not even his favorite game.