Mr. BARKLEY has, to his credit, many impromptu comments that transcend all sportsmanship development 👏 I am a 50.year football coach and guarantee that Larry Bird..........
@@michaellevinson76 Ever heard of DIRK NOWITZKI he is a 7ft version of Larry Bird there were plenty of guys who were compared to Bird.Chris Mullin,Danny Ferry were two guys that were compared to Bird.
Bird was an excellent offensive rebounded his first few years in the league. I think it took too much out of him so those numbers went down a bit afterwards.
Bird was his father. Bettered, more successful... But still. He became so much of what he admired and even repeated a few of the same mistakes. He is an extraordinary testament to nature sublimated into nurture. Likely my all time favorite basketball player. He's a deserved hero to many... I appreciate the humanity under it all. The good and the not so good.
I wanted to be like LARRY BIRD.AS A KID.I imitated his dominant fundamental moves .He influenced my game.I wore his number..My Papa that was about 80 years was a die hard Celtics fan..So i grew up watching Larry Bird before the michael jordan era...
One common thread through all of the video’s about Bird is that he earned the respect of all the players, whether they were on his team or not. Here was a blue collar type player in a white collar world that by his own admission, never saw color, just came to win, period. We could all take a lesson in that.
Bird was way quicker in his younger days than he is given credit for. He averaged 15+ rebounds a game in the 1981 NBA Finals, he was an excellent athlete. People are putting him in his 1985 and later box, when injuries affected his quickness.
And the BS about him not being a good athlete is laughable as well, when he was able to dive and grab loose balls, box dudes out on the offensive end with strength. Look at one of his signature plays, where he grabbed his own miss and put it back in mid air. In comparison to Jordan, Nique, etc, yeah, Bird wasnt as athletic, but he WAS a good athlete. Absurd to say otherwise.
A roommate in college wasn't my equal athletically but after I lost to him in racketball I realized sports was not who was the quickest but the smartest.
I haven’t been able to watch basketball since Bird retired. I am very thankful that I got to live through the Larry Bird vs Magic Johnson era. I feel sorry for everyone who didn’t get to experience it. It was a great time. I wasn’t ready for him to retire. I wanted it to last forever. The Garden was sold out and that included “standing room only” tickets for Bird’s retirement. That tells me a lot of people felt the same way I did. Michael Jordan was a great athlete but it seemed to me he played “ball hog basketball”. It was Jordan and 5 other guys. Not really a team sport like when Magic and Bird played. Bird’s team beat Jordan plus 5 other guys every time in the playoffs. That should speak for itself. To me it seemed like Winning, flashy passing, clutch shooting were more important than statistics. I am so grateful that Bird and Magic existed during my lifetime.
Greatest basketball player of all time. He might not have the raw numbers some other top players had, but anyone who really knows basketball, you ask them who you'd want to have the ball, on your team, in the final seconds of a championship game, down by a point, they're gonna say Larry Legend.
Right? Take Kobe Bryant for example. Teammates said he wouldn't share the ball. Someone told him "There's no "i" in the word team!" His reply? "True.... but there is an "me"!!"
I never really watched much basketball. Loved hockey but man hearing these stories of Larry Bird is just killer.and hearing about Larry’s youth you realize why he was as mentally tough as he was
I was the same way. I never got into basketball. I was a car guy and raced. I was in my 30s when Larry played band never watched. Now after hearing and watching these vids about him it's another regret from my younger days.
I was baseball kid. My friend's dad would watch the Celtics. I couldn't stand it. Now I wish I would've paid closer attention, don't get me wrong I knew who he was, he just didn't have a batting average 😂 I regret not paying attention
33# Larry Bird # 13 NBA seasons: 1979-1992 - Boston Celtics. Championships: # 3× NBA league champion: 1981, 1984 & 1986 + 2x Finals: 1985 & 1987 (Boston Celtics). # 1992 Olympic gold medalist - Team USA / Dream Team. NBA: # 3× NBA Most Valuable Player: 1984-1986. # 2× NBA Finals MVP: 1984 & 1986. # NBA All-Star Game MVP: 1982. # 9× All-NBA First Team: 1980-1988. # All-NBA Second Team: 1990. # 3× NBA All-Defensive Second Team: 1982-1984. # 3× Three-point Shootout champion: 1986-1988. # NBA Rookie of the Year: 1980. # AP Athlete of the Year: 1986. # 2× "50-40-90 club": 1987 & 1988 (1st player ever to accomplish the feat. twice) # No. 33 retired by Boston Celtics. NCAA: # 3x College seasons: 1976-1979 - Indiana State Sycamores. # John R. Wooden Award: 1979. # Naismith College Player of the Year: 1979. # Oscar Robertson Trophy: 1979. # Adolph Rupp Trophy: 1979. # NABC Player of the Year: 1979. # 2× MVC Player of the Year: 1978-1979. # 2× Consensus first team All-American: 1978-1979. # No. 33 retired by Indiana State Sycamores. Accolades: # Named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History in 1996. # Selected on the NBA 75th Anniversary Team in 2021. # Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame: 1998. # NBA Lifetime Achievement Award: 2019.
I am a Bird fan and being from a small town in Indiana like he was made him a hero. Some people don’t realize how much basketball play a part in our lives here in Indiana. The high school games are always packed with people. Just about every house has a goal and I think almost every barn has one. Larry just made us proud to have a greatness come from these small town barn yards and packed high school gyms the the Boston gardens and championships.
I know well how basketball can be a big part of life in Indiana. When I was in high school, (Ballinger, Texas) Football was it. Very important. I'll never forget what Bobby Fischer did for chess in the 60s.
Everyone knows how Bird won 3 MVPs in a row but if you look at the first 9 years it was even more impressive. In his 1st year he was ROY and finished 4th. He then finished 1st or 2nd for the next 8 years. Anyone else ever have a 9 year run like that?
In San Francisco we were always fans of the Boston Celtics, because Bill Russell and k.C Jones stared at University of San Francisco, before the Warriors came to town. There’s a lot of great players. Bird was great in every aspect of the game.
Larry Bird... just like (KAJ, MJ and EMJ) was a household name when I was growing up. Even non basketball fans would pickup these names when trying to point out something... even if it wasnt about basketball
The fact Bird and Magic NEVER player a second in any uniform other then the team that drafted them and wouldn't says everything about that NBA back then!
That is so sad that he is not part of his daughters life. I am a father and if i couldn't see my little girl, it would crush me. You have so much Larry but missed out on way to much. makes me so sad.
Underrated? No way....he's sooo respected by fans and players and it's ALWAYS been that way.... He's A LOT of things....but underrated is definitely not one of them
Larry Legend legitimized the three point shot in an era when coaches considered it a joke or novilty shot! Larry is definitely a top 5 all time basketball player, and I may be biased being a Celtics fan, but in my opinion, he's the goat of the 80s. He did everything well, not just shoot he controlled the tempo he created opening for others to shine....while everyone was playing checkers, Larry Bird played chess!
I always appreciated the Bird vs. Magic thing. They don't have things like that in the league anymore ,& it's a shame & the game is truly missing it. The NBA has became to commercialized and it's a product or a brand. I miss the old days & I'm greatful I was able to watch atleast the 90's being I was born in the 80's. MJ was just getting to his prime/peak years when I first remember in like 1991-92 seeing games
The reason I put Bird higher than Jordan is due to Bird's ability to dominate a game withOUT the ball having to be in his hands. Jordan had to have the ball to affect the game. He had to score to dominate the game. Bird could do it passing, rebounding. Worthy said he'd "much rather have to guard Jordan because Bird was so dangerous without the ball." Coming off picks etc.
Larry could run and jump to the degree necessary. The best all-round basketball player ever. It was not how many points he scored but it was his effect on the team. I really miss watching him play.
Part of the Southern Indiana traditions were to go from town to town and play on the outdoor courts. I have many an asphalt/concrete burn and pebbles in my elbows and knees form these encounters. While playing in Orleans one Sunday afternoon, I sprained an ankle, went to the car, wrapped it with an ace bandage and taped it with electrical tape, then played on until dark, drove home to Salem and couldn't walk the next day. The next weekend I was at Scottsburg, playing again. Pickup games were a part of life during and after high school. French Lick was always fun to play because the competition was always great. I well remember Larry as the kid who could keep up with all of us! Those were days of basketball and friends, no color was ever seen except for the white nylon or silver chain nets and orange rims, shirts and skins. If you read this and get Larry to remember, I was the player with the Gold '65 Corvair with 88A1948 as the tag. Thanks, Larry, for letting me have my memories!
They asked Lebron who is his top 3 players of all time and he said "Bird, Mike, and doctor J ..." then they asked him his Mt Rushmore another time he said "Jordan, Bird, Magic, are the top 3, then I'll take Oscar Robertson as 4th." Kareem, who is either 1-2-or-3 as the greatest player of all time, was asked who the best player he ever played against (and he played against everyone) was and he said "Probably Larry Bird." Get it? Bird is COMFORTABLY one of the 3 or 4 greatest players IN HISTORY and it's not even close. Won the MVP or finished 2nd for 9 straight seasons. Make no mistake -- because people don't talk about this -- while Bird was playing he was considered the GOAT, and was considered the far superior player to Magic, his main rival.
Nut Case Alert, Nut Case Alert. After game 5 of the 1987 NBA finals (Junior Sky Hook) Larry Bird said in front of the world that Magic was the best basketball player he had every seen.
You would have to get rid of all the prima dona's with there shoe deals and make them earn them like in the 80s and 90s. These kids are given millions before they have even played at pro level, I believe MJ said this.
The NBA would have to take away all that money the first year ,say ok ,let's see what you got first, if they are great then they have to agree to sign n stay with a team 5 years ,all this dang trading is too unreal ,how you gonna bond with team mates , smdh
Remember: You can't turn back the hands of time. As one commentator said he was fortunate to live during the Magic Johnson/Larry Bird era, but, I'm fortunate to have lived during the time of Wilt Chamberlain, Dr. J, George McGinnis, Kevin McHale, MJ, Kobe, Steph Curry & even rookie T Jackson -Davis because I love basketball &the passion these men have for the game!❤
Miss watching you play bird ,best time of my life (for sports ) cause my dad took me to games ❤❤❤,ik all the players from other teams ,Larry ate ,drank,lived dreamed bball, ❤we lived ate ,drank and dreamed #larrybird ❤❤❤
I grew up in Indy, but every summer spring break, I was on my grandfather's farm. I loved being in Harrods burg indiana. Jim Smiths barn had a full Cort in the loft but temporary.
“Follows his own shot….” “His body was behind the basket…” And a sharpshooter, and one of the best passers… totally sick. “Rook, I’m the best f*ckin shooter in the league right now. In the LEAGUE.”
After Bird and Magic retired I really stopped watching the NBA. Those teams excelled in team basketball. Assists, rebounds, defense, passing, etc. It has now become players who want the rock to shoot. It's an individual, boring game today.
15:56 I miss the days when I would get Sports Illustrated and read it from cover to cover. I remember a lot of the covers from this era and definitely remember this one.
The Celtics and Larry's legacy would've been stratospheric and there would've been no dominance from the Bulls in the 90s had Len Bias and Reggie Lewis had a chance to play together with Bird against Jordan and Pippen. History would've been very different.
People be crazy when they say bird couldn't play today. Today's game is all about skills and Larry had that in bundles. He would draw fouls and shoot free throws at an Embiid rate
Ik it’s a small/weird thing to take away from this, but his comment about what ppl think of him regarding his first born daughter and ex is something simple, but you don’t hear a lot of ppl say, and if they say it, actually follow through with it. “I know what/who I am so why would I care what other ppl say about me”, that takes an extremely mentally strong person to think and act like that. It’s funny bc he was known for his smack talk and being aggressive on the court, but at the same time he was very quiet, reserved, grateful, modest, etc etc off the court, he genuinely was a great person and a great idol/influence for not only basketball players, but anyone. He thinks about other ppl in his life, he doesn’t do stuff just for the money, he doesn’t care about fame and the theatrics that come with being a pro athlete, just a down to earth guy. A good saying is “it’s always the quiet guys you have to look out for, bc once they stop being quiet you know you’re in trouble
no one ever talks about the effect that Len Bias'' death caused in Bird. Bird even stated that the Celtics drafting of Bias would help him in playing less time, resulting in Bird being able to recover & play longer ... how things work out in life
A man is known by his enemies- born, raised and lived in LA for the Magic 80’s. We knew Bird better than ANYBODY. For an entire decade he brought hell to the west coast Lakers - and we hated him for it. Slow, awkward and we STILL couldn’t stop him! We beat ‘em 2-1 in the ‘Ship - but he brought the best out of us.
I met Larry Bird once back in the mid 90’s. He stood nearly a foot taller than me. I didn’t know who he was or anything about him. One of his friends introduced me and asked if I ever watched basketball. I explained that I was the worst basketball player in school so I never became a fan of the sport and rarely ever watched. After watching this video, I’m a Larry Bird fan. I had no idea who I had the good fortune to meet that day.
If you look closely when he stops to sign the autograph he signs it left handed. That’s right he writes left handed but played ball as a righty who could play with his left too.
I do not believe in the GOAT discussion; there are way too many different eras. However, I know my favorite time period is the 1980s and 1990s! My favorite team is the 1980s Celtics and Larry Bird. He is so entertaining but he is on a team with Parish, McHale, Ainge, Johnson, Walton, Maxwell, Wedman, and others. The team play, passing, fast breaks, shots, and the whole game. I only watch films of them on RUclips!
I feel the exact same way, as far as the 80s and early 90s Celtics and Bird. I would add, Jerry Sichting, then rebounding, to your lists. Talk about "Super Teams", but they worked themselves into that and had a few fortuitous acquirements, after Bird, and along the way, in rookie Mchail, Robert Parish, Dennis Johnson, Ainge, and Bill Walton, not to mention that great bench. They were loaded for bear, probably even more than the 60s Celtics.
Larry is one of the NBA legend that we can call simple, silent but deadly he is like gun with silencer👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭fan from ph lets drink to that
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"Larry can't run or jump cause that was God's way of making things fair."
- Sir Charles Barkley.
I just assumed Larry was god
Hahaha. Good one
i wish i could always look up to Charles, but in recent years he has made some unfortunate comments. having said that, it is a great quote.
Mr. BARKLEY has, to his credit, many impromptu comments that transcend all sportsmanship development 👏 I am a 50.year football coach and guarantee that Larry Bird..........
@@coachroymcwilliams5932 where is the rest of the comment? It seems you need to return to finish it.
God gave Bird every thing he needed to be the best ever to play the game
Larry Bird Was a Fantastic NBA Player Without Question!
The fact that Bird retired the day before the automatic contract extention tells you all you need to know...he is a man's man.
Facing Bird was like facing a knuckleball pitcher.
Greatest player to ever touch a basketball
Umm Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Dr.J. one of best, but not the best.
Machiel Jordan, Kareem Abdul jabber, Nikola jokic, dirk nowitzki etc etc
Luka doncic Victor wembanyama etc etc
Magic is still alive with Larry. Thank Lord Jesus Christ.
Top 5 player of all time
I can't honestly recall ever thinking of Bird/Magic as a black/white deal.
Exactly.
There will NEVER, EVER be another Larry Bird. (Period)
I agree 100%
Never
@@michaellevinson76 Ever heard of DIRK NOWITZKI he is a 7ft version of Larry Bird there were plenty of guys who were compared to Bird.Chris Mullin,Danny Ferry were two guys that were compared to Bird.
Agreed. Same could be said for Johnny Most. What a time.
@@dwightlove3704
Who are those guys? Heard of Dirk but he’s NO Larry. Only reason I know Chris Mullins is bcuz of the Dream Team.
Bird was a great rebounder.....alot people forget that.....because of his scoring n passing, he had what they say in the nfl, a nose for the ball.
Bird was an excellent offensive rebounded his first few years in the league. I think it took too much out of him so those numbers went down a bit afterwards.
@@johnnycakes01810 10.4 his rookie season. 9.6 his final season. A bit up or down between.
10 his career average
Bird was his father. Bettered, more successful... But still. He became so much of what he admired and even repeated a few of the same mistakes. He is an extraordinary testament to nature sublimated into nurture. Likely my all time favorite basketball player. He's a deserved hero to many... I appreciate the humanity under it all. The good and the not so good.
That dude had game. He was so fearless and he never gave up.
I wanted to be like LARRY BIRD.AS A KID.I imitated his dominant fundamental moves .He influenced my game.I wore his number..My Papa that was about 80 years was a die hard Celtics fan..So i grew up watching Larry Bird before the michael jordan era...
One common thread through all of the video’s about Bird is that he earned the respect of all the players, whether they were on his team or not. Here was a blue collar type player in a white collar world that by his own admission, never saw color, just came to win, period. We could all take a lesson in that.
@@ualreadyknoitsyaboi out on that ledge all alone huh🙄
Very well said.
@@ualreadyknoitsyaboi lol
he saw color....he said it's disrespectful for the coach to put a white defender to guard on him...that ain't racist but profiling
@@punktalley I don't think of it like that. What it looks like to me is strategy. And boy did it work!
Bird was way quicker in his younger days than he is given credit for. He averaged 15+ rebounds a game in the 1981 NBA Finals, he was an excellent athlete. People are putting him in his 1985 and later box, when injuries affected his quickness.
Even with injuries he dominated the best of his era. Ask Kareem, Barkley, Dr. J, Magic.
And the BS about him not being a good athlete is laughable as well, when he was able to dive and grab loose balls, box dudes out on the offensive end with strength. Look at one of his signature plays, where he grabbed his own miss and put it back in mid air.
In comparison to Jordan, Nique, etc, yeah, Bird wasnt as athletic, but he WAS a good athlete. Absurd to say otherwise.
Bird's best comment: When told Magic makes more money than him, he said "Yeah, but I don't spend any of MINE"
@Fui Gebhardt1 No it's not douchebag and only a douche would find that funny 🙄
Classic.
Put Mj, magic,Isaiah Thomas an bird all in a room only bird would walk out
@@savagetbagg that was a quote from isiah himself
@@Proudathiest1 ur point lmao 🤣
A roommate in college wasn't my equal athletically but after I lost to him in racketball I realized sports was not who was the quickest but the smartest.
Amen dude. ALL of the all time greats, in ANY sport, have one thing in common. They are smart.
I haven’t been able to watch basketball since Bird retired. I am very thankful that I got to live through the Larry Bird vs Magic Johnson era. I feel sorry for everyone who didn’t get to experience it. It was a great time. I wasn’t ready for him to retire. I wanted it to last forever. The Garden was sold out and that included “standing room only” tickets for Bird’s retirement. That tells me a lot of people felt the same way I did. Michael Jordan was a great athlete but it seemed to me he played “ball hog basketball”. It was Jordan and 5 other guys. Not really a team sport like when Magic and Bird played. Bird’s team beat Jordan plus 5 other guys every time in the playoffs. That should speak for itself. To me it seemed like Winning, flashy passing, clutch shooting were more important than statistics. I am so grateful that Bird and Magic existed during my lifetime.
@@Zoomboomdoom414 Actually, honest to admit it. In my opinion, the game didn’t change for the better.
@@Zoomboomdoom414you mus not be a GEN X.
I wasn't much of a basketball fan until Bird came on the scene. He was a marvel to watch.
Same here
The year before Bird joined the Celtics they were 10th in the conference out of 11 teams. The year he joined, they became 1st.
Greatest basketball player of all time. He might not have the raw numbers some other top players had, but anyone who really knows basketball, you ask them who you'd want to have the ball, on your team, in the final seconds of a championship game, down by a point, they're gonna say Larry Legend.
Yup Nick 500%. Simple fact Bird OWNED the last minute of every game. The numbers be damned;he'd FIND a way to beat you...
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@@markgrove2030❤
Larry Bird, best ever! ❤️ & 🙏 always! God bless! 😂
THIS YOUNG MAN WORKED HIS ASS OFF
He made other players want to be better. He also shared the ball at a time when others didn't.
Indiana has a new state bird!!
Right? Take Kobe Bryant for example. Teammates said he wouldn't share the ball. Someone told him "There's no "i" in the word team!"
His reply? "True.... but there is an "me"!!"
@@kolasom Yeah but I would have liked to be a support PG for bryant. You only have to pass to him and it's over kjjj
I never really watched much basketball. Loved hockey but man hearing these stories of Larry Bird is just killer.and hearing about Larry’s youth you realize why he was as mentally tough as he was
Bird said he always looked at Bobby Orr's Jersey hanging in the Garden during the National Anthem. I suppose he was a hockey fan as well.
I was the same way. I never got into basketball. I was a car guy and raced. I was in my 30s when Larry played band never watched. Now after hearing and watching these vids about him it's another regret from my younger days.
@@donaldmartin5649 i like that phrase….another regret of my youth
@@Colstonewall ⁿ
I was baseball kid. My friend's dad would watch the Celtics. I couldn't stand it. Now I wish I would've paid closer attention, don't get me wrong I knew who he was, he just didn't have a batting average 😂 I regret not paying attention
Was an absolute pleasure growing up in Boston watching him play. Learned much from his work ethic and he still inspires me til this day.
33# Larry Bird
# 13 NBA seasons: 1979-1992 - Boston Celtics.
Championships:
# 3× NBA league champion: 1981, 1984 & 1986 + 2x Finals: 1985 & 1987 (Boston Celtics).
# 1992 Olympic gold medalist - Team USA / Dream Team.
NBA:
# 3× NBA Most Valuable Player: 1984-1986.
# 2× NBA Finals MVP: 1984 & 1986.
# NBA All-Star Game MVP: 1982.
# 9× All-NBA First Team: 1980-1988.
# All-NBA Second Team: 1990.
# 3× NBA All-Defensive Second Team: 1982-1984.
# 3× Three-point Shootout champion: 1986-1988.
# NBA Rookie of the Year: 1980.
# AP Athlete of the Year: 1986.
# 2× "50-40-90 club": 1987 & 1988 (1st player ever to accomplish the feat. twice)
# No. 33 retired by Boston Celtics.
NCAA:
# 3x College seasons: 1976-1979 - Indiana State Sycamores.
# John R. Wooden Award: 1979.
# Naismith College Player of the Year: 1979.
# Oscar Robertson Trophy: 1979.
# Adolph Rupp Trophy: 1979.
# NABC Player of the Year: 1979.
# 2× MVC Player of the Year: 1978-1979.
# 2× Consensus first team All-American: 1978-1979.
# No. 33 retired by Indiana State Sycamores.
Accolades:
# Named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History in 1996.
# Selected on the NBA 75th Anniversary Team in 2021.
# Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame: 1998.
# NBA Lifetime Achievement Award: 2019.
The best player I have ever seen. PERIOD
I am a Bird fan and being from a small town in Indiana like he was made him a hero. Some people don’t realize how much basketball play a part in our lives here in Indiana. The high school games are always packed with people. Just about every house has a goal and I think almost every barn has one. Larry just made us proud to have a greatness come from these small town barn yards and packed high school gyms the the Boston gardens and championships.
I know well how basketball can be a big part of life in Indiana. When I was in high school, (Ballinger, Texas) Football was it. Very important. I'll never forget what Bobby Fischer did for chess in the 60s.
Everyone knows how Bird won 3 MVPs in a row but if you look at the first 9 years it was even more impressive. In his 1st year he was ROY and finished 4th. He then finished 1st or 2nd for the next 8 years. Anyone else ever have a 9 year run like that?
In San Francisco we were always fans of the Boston Celtics, because Bill Russell and k.C Jones stared at University of San Francisco, before the Warriors came to town.
There’s a lot of great players. Bird was great in every aspect of the game.
He has the sweetest shot. All net, just perfect and he flies!! One footer 3point shots, left handed 3 pointers. Original 30-60-90 man.
Yeah he was great !!
Do you mean 50‐40‐90 club. 50% field goal, 40% 3 pt shots-90% free throws
50-40-90
Larry Bird... just like (KAJ, MJ and EMJ) was a household name when I was growing up. Even non basketball fans would pickup these names when trying to point out something... even if it wasnt about basketball
Larry Bird for the win. All day.
The fact Bird and Magic NEVER player a second in any uniform other then the team that drafted them and wouldn't says everything about that NBA back then!
Fantastic documentary! Hail Larry Legend!
That championship when the Boston fans all ran onto the court was just amazing
Bad dude. One of the best ever.
That is so sad that he is not part of his daughters life. I am a father and if i couldn't see my little girl, it would crush me. You have so much Larry but missed out on way to much. makes me so sad.
Best player ever at the time. So underrated. So much respect for what he went through
Still the best player ever.
Lmaooo at clowns that use t he word underrated on everything.. I guess tiger woods and Michael Jordan were underrated too huh idiot
Underrated? No way....he's sooo respected by fans and players and it's ALWAYS been that way.... He's A LOT of things....but underrated is definitely not one of them
Larry legend. Tough as they come, he would dominate in this era
@@fernandovargas2340 He sure would 😊
Larry Legend legitimized the three point shot in an era when coaches considered it a joke or novilty shot! Larry is definitely a top 5 all time basketball player, and I may be biased being a Celtics fan, but in my opinion, he's the goat of the 80s. He did everything well, not just shoot he controlled the tempo he created opening for others to shine....while everyone was playing checkers, Larry Bird played chess!
My 🐐
"Larry bird is a national treasure" - tommy igan
Absolutely
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MR. LARRY BIRD FROM RIGHT HERE IN TERRE HAUTE!!! 12/7/56
Worthy's comment is hilarious--"sleepless nights"!!
I always appreciated the Bird vs. Magic thing. They don't have things like that in the league anymore ,& it's a shame & the game is truly missing it. The NBA has became to commercialized and it's a product or a brand. I miss the old days & I'm greatful I was able to watch atleast the 90's being I was born in the 80's. MJ was just getting to his prime/peak years when I first remember in like 1991-92 seeing games
Bird will always be the goat.
This video is perfect.
Larry Bird will always be the GOAT.
The reason I put Bird higher than Jordan is due to Bird's ability to dominate a game withOUT the ball having to be in his hands. Jordan had to have the ball to affect the game. He had to score to dominate the game. Bird could do it passing, rebounding. Worthy said he'd "much rather have to guard Jordan because Bird was so dangerous without the ball." Coming off picks etc.
Awesome, great video! My favorite retired player, I hope he reconnects with his daughter too :)
Larry could run and jump to the degree necessary. The best all-round basketball player ever. It was not how many points he scored but it was his effect on the team. I really miss watching him play.
I became so proud of him
Larry Legend!!!
Part of the Southern Indiana traditions were to go from town to town and play on the outdoor courts. I have many an asphalt/concrete burn and pebbles in my elbows and knees form these encounters. While playing in Orleans one Sunday afternoon, I sprained an ankle, went to the car, wrapped it with an ace bandage and taped it with electrical tape, then played on until dark, drove home to Salem and couldn't walk the next day. The next weekend I was at Scottsburg, playing again. Pickup games were a part of life during and after high school. French Lick was always fun to play because the competition was always great. I well remember Larry as the kid who could keep up with all of us! Those were days of basketball and friends, no color was ever seen except for the white nylon or silver chain nets and orange rims, shirts and skins. If you read this and get Larry to remember, I was the player with the Gold '65 Corvair with 88A1948 as the tag. Thanks, Larry, for letting me have my memories!
Larry has deeply been affected by his circumstances, I pray 🙏 that Larry Bird will be happy in his life forever! He's my hero for sure . 👍
They asked Lebron who is his top 3 players of all time and he said "Bird, Mike, and doctor J ..." then they asked him his Mt Rushmore another time he said "Jordan, Bird, Magic, are the top 3, then I'll take Oscar Robertson as 4th." Kareem, who is either 1-2-or-3 as the greatest player of all time, was asked who the best player he ever played against (and he played against everyone) was and he said "Probably Larry Bird." Get it? Bird is COMFORTABLY one of the 3 or 4 greatest players IN HISTORY and it's not even close. Won the MVP or finished 2nd for 9 straight seasons. Make no mistake -- because people don't talk about this -- while Bird was playing he was considered the GOAT, and was considered the far superior player to Magic, his main rival.
Nut Case Alert, Nut Case Alert. After game 5 of the 1987 NBA finals (Junior Sky Hook) Larry Bird said in front of the world that Magic was the best basketball player he had every seen.
@@msp5138 Well, Magic in those times was top 3 of all time
Larry Legend! Aka the hick from french lick! The best small forward ever!
If there's a way to get back to the simplicity of the 80s and 90s, let's all pull together and make it happen
You would have to get rid of all the prima dona's with there shoe deals and make them earn them like in the 80s and 90s. These kids are given millions before they have even played at pro level, I believe MJ said this.
real shit
The NBA would have to take away all that money the first year ,say ok ,let's see what you got first, if they are great then they have to agree to sign n stay with a team 5 years ,all this dang trading is too unreal ,how you gonna bond with team mates , smdh
Love you bird the goat
Remember: You can't turn back the hands of time. As one commentator said he was fortunate to live during the Magic Johnson/Larry Bird era, but, I'm fortunate to have lived during the time of Wilt Chamberlain, Dr. J, George McGinnis, Kevin McHale, MJ, Kobe, Steph Curry & even rookie T Jackson -Davis because I love basketball &the passion these men have for the game!❤
Bird is not one the best, He is THE BEST!!!!!!!!
Larry Legend.
Larry bird is a pure soul
They need to make a movie on Larry bird
But who would play him??
Miss watching you play bird ,best time of my life (for sports ) cause my dad took me to games ❤❤❤,ik all the players from other teams ,Larry ate ,drank,lived dreamed bball, ❤we lived ate ,drank and dreamed #larrybird ❤❤❤
When ESPN covered sports
COACH KNIGHT SAID IT ALL.
I seen a comment on here Larry bird was over rated the person who said that obviously don't have a clue about the NBA at that time overrated lmfao
I grew up in Indy, but every summer spring break, I was on my grandfather's farm. I loved being in Harrods burg indiana. Jim Smiths barn had a full Cort in the loft but temporary.
I just want to say thank you to Mrs. Georgia Bird for sharing this wonderful inspiration with the world...
“Follows his own shot….” “His body was behind the basket…” And a sharpshooter, and one of the best passers… totally sick. “Rook, I’m the best f*ckin shooter in the league right now. In the LEAGUE.”
Larry legend!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Larry was angelic looking with the big hair.
He is the greatest pure shooter of all time
Humility is always attractive.
Happy for him.
After Bird and Magic retired I really stopped watching the NBA. Those teams excelled in team basketball. Assists, rebounds, defense, passing, etc. It has now become players who want the rock to shoot. It's an individual, boring game today.
here here
I hung around for Air Jordan. The man was otherworldly. Then I also lost interest in the NBA.
Larry Bird and Dennis Rodman are my two favorite players
We could and should all learn from Larry Bird.
15:56 I miss the days when I would get Sports Illustrated and read it from cover to cover. I remember a lot of the covers from this era and definitely remember this one.
I cried watching this doc
The Celtics and Larry's legacy would've been stratospheric and there would've been no dominance from the Bulls in the 90s had Len Bias and Reggie Lewis had a chance to play together with Bird against Jordan and Pippen. History would've been very different.
Women keep the world running, thank you Mrs Bird
People talk about jumping, dunking, shooting, dribbling, flashy passes. Whatever, Bird could just play.
People be crazy when they say bird couldn't play today. Today's game is all about skills and Larry had that in bundles. He would draw fouls and shoot free throws at an Embiid rate
He would torch the league if he was playing today. Guys would be scared to go up against him.
Larry Legend!
Ik it’s a small/weird thing to take away from this, but his comment about what ppl think of him regarding his first born daughter and ex is something simple, but you don’t hear a lot of ppl say, and if they say it, actually follow through with it. “I know what/who I am so why would I care what other ppl say about me”, that takes an extremely mentally strong person to think and act like that. It’s funny bc he was known for his smack talk and being aggressive on the court, but at the same time he was very quiet, reserved, grateful, modest, etc etc off the court, he genuinely was a great person and a great idol/influence for not only basketball players, but anyone. He thinks about other ppl in his life, he doesn’t do stuff just for the money, he doesn’t care about fame and the theatrics that come with being a pro athlete, just a down to earth guy. A good saying is “it’s always the quiet guys you have to look out for, bc once they stop being quiet you know you’re in trouble
Larry, your so good at what you do because you don’t think your good enough! 👍🇺🇸
❤😂🎉Larry Legend 🌍🌎🌏
Let's NOT forget he was 6-9. Like Magic, he had a view via the Z-axis few had.
Yes both could handle it like few bigs in their day. And Larry was the best shooter ever.
no one ever talks about the effect that Len Bias'' death caused in Bird. Bird even stated that the Celtics drafting of Bias would help him in playing less time, resulting in Bird being able to recover & play longer ... how things work out in life
Len Bias and Reggie Lewis who became captain after Bird retired
Both teams were beautiful teams. Their skills cause that.
best sports doc i ever heard seen or watched the neighbors comments were so so important what a MAN a real MAN
Larry Bird Mentality.
Am a fanatic BIRD Supporter until now.❤❤❤
Bad back. Poor guy. He’s great!
A man is known by his enemies- born, raised and lived in LA for the Magic 80’s. We knew Bird better than ANYBODY. For an entire decade he brought hell to the west coast Lakers - and we hated him for it. Slow, awkward and we STILL couldn’t stop him! We beat ‘em 2-1 in the ‘Ship - but he brought the best out of us.
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Would have been 2-2 if you guys had shown up in 86. 😉
I met Larry Bird once back in the mid 90’s. He stood nearly a foot taller than me. I didn’t know who he was or anything about him. One of his friends introduced me and asked if I ever watched basketball. I explained that I was the worst basketball player in school so I never became a fan of the sport and rarely ever watched. After watching this video, I’m a Larry Bird fan. I had no idea who I had the good fortune to meet that day.
GOAT
Larry Legend❤
If you look closely when he stops to sign the autograph he signs it left handed. That’s right he writes left handed but played ball as a righty who could play with his left too.
One of the greatest of all time
I do not believe in the GOAT discussion; there are way too many different eras. However, I know my favorite time period is the 1980s and 1990s! My favorite team is the 1980s Celtics and Larry Bird. He is so entertaining but he is on a team with Parish, McHale, Ainge, Johnson, Walton, Maxwell, Wedman, and others. The team play, passing, fast breaks, shots, and the whole game. I only watch films of them on RUclips!
I feel the exact same way, as far as the 80s and early 90s Celtics and Bird. I would add, Jerry Sichting, then rebounding, to your lists. Talk about "Super Teams", but they worked themselves into that and had a few fortuitous acquirements, after Bird, and along the way, in rookie Mchail, Robert Parish, Dennis Johnson, Ainge, and Bill Walton, not to mention that great bench. They were loaded for bear, probably even more than the 60s Celtics.
Well said.
You take bird of those teams in the 80's and the celts don't win a single chip
@@jameshale915 true and you take away the weapons around bird and the story ends the same 😁
@@joeysmith2475 I don't think so. Bird elevated his teammates.
Case in point: 1979 ISU
Larry is one of the NBA legend that we can call simple, silent but deadly he is like gun with silencer👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭fan from ph lets drink to that
Truly the goat!! He beat everyone even my Jordan