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A biography of Larry Bird, basketball player for the Boston Celtics and winner of two consecutive Most Valuable Player awards, the only non-center to have accomplished this feat.
Larry Bird captured the imagination and admiration of basketball fans throughout his thirteen-year career with the Boston Celtics with his trademark style of creative, intelligent, exciting, and hard-nosed play. And then, last year in his rookie season as head coach of the Indiana Pacers, he infused the team with these same qualities -- and the results were remarkable. He turned around a slumping franchise and led the Pacers to the conference finals. To finish off a great season, Bird was named the NBA's "Coach of the Year" -- quite an accolade for Bird, who had never coached before and surprised many fans with his unusual and unorthodox coaching methods. This book is a look into one of the ...
Treat readers to a biography about one of the greats. Many basketball experts consider Larry Bird among the greatest all-around players in the history of basketball. A three-time MVP, Bird guided the Boston Celtics to three NBA championships. Readers find out how Bird went from a small-town Indiana boy to a basketball star on the greatest stage.
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Examines the personal life and basketball career of the noted Boston Celtics player.
A biography of basketball forward Larry Bird, who, in addition to his personal awards, led the Celtics to the NBA championship in 1981.
“Of all the people I play against, the only one I truly fear is Larry Bird.”—Magic Johnson, from the Foreword. The heart and soul of a champion: his life, his career, his game. To understand basketball, you have to understand Larry Bird. Arguably the greatest all-around player the game has ever known, he led the Boston Celtics from the basement to three world championships, collecting three NBA Most Valuable Player awards along the way. Yet, despite these massive accomplishments, Bird has rarely talked to the press, and much about the man has remained a mystery. Now in Drive, the long-silent superstar sets the record straight, revealed a side of himself-and of basketball-you’ve never...
Larry Legend features the fascinating Horatio Alger-like story of Larry Bird - baseball superstar and 19998 NBA Coach of the Year - the man whom "Magic" Johnson called "the only player I feared and the smartest player I ever played against."
Examines the career of Larry Bird who, with his thinking man's brand of basketball, lifted the game into the national spotlight after years of steady decline.