It was even more important when Bird faced a rookie for the first time. Former NBA player Jayson Williams learned this his first season with Philadelphia 76ers in 1990. NEWSLETTERS ...
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"No matter how good I am, I'm still just a hick from French Lick" - Larry Bird was humble despite being highest paid NBA rookie"No matter how good I am, I'm still just a hick from French Lick," Bird once said ahead of his highly-anticipated NBA debut.
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"I think I belong in New York" - Larry Bird wanted to play for the Knicks or Nets before joining the CelticsLarry Bird was at the peak of his college career, leading his Indiana State to the top of the basketball rankings and ...
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‘Celtics City' beyond the episode: Larry Bird ushers in new eraThe Boston Celtics were in a difficult place in the late 1970s. Bill Russell had been retired for about a decade. John ...
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"If this guy scores one more basket, I'm thinking about suicide" - Ex-76ers rookie recalls nightmare first matchup against Larry Bird"Maybe I shouldn't play basketball; maybe I'm not that good. Maybe I should have been a bricklayer?" he recalled thinking ...
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