The Complete Compilation of Larry Bird's Greatest Stories Told By NBA Players & Legends (PART 4)
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- The Complete Compilation of Larry Bird's Greatest Stories Told By NBA Players & Legends (PART 4)
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Here is PART 1, 2 & 3 of Larry Bird's Greatest Stories!
Part 1: th-cam.com/video/9Kq53Shq1js/w-d-xo.html
Part 2: th-cam.com/video/P94lvyHTM_o/w-d-xo.html
Part 3: th-cam.com/video/p6G_VORww6A/w-d-xo.html
I like how you different Tubers are able to piece together different games that we've heard references to or also, never knew 2 or 3 scenarios were from the same game.
Thanks. Good Work!
Thank for posting this😊😊😊
I flipped thru.... unless i missed it, how have you not done a video about bill laimbeer? That guy is brain food.
You got some good clips you dontfind anywhere. Thanks man
I use to hate Boston in the 70s and 80s
Bird was A DAGGER
Larry never talks about what he said. Others do. That's something. Legend
Exactly, let others be your mouthpiece.
If you’re great, you don’t have to talk about it 🤷🏽♂️
@@carloscrawford2454 exactly, let your playing do the talking!
Good point
CORRECT.
Kareem’s genuine level of admiration, and respect for Birds greatness is all I need to hear.. Kareem played everyone. Literally. Kareem thinks Birds the best. I’m not going to argue with him.
agreed.
I consider Kareem the 2nd best player behind mj but just their stories about bird should validate bird as top 5 player even though he had some bad injuries to deal with and could still do what he did
Russ, Wilt, Kareem and MJ all have Larry Legend in their top 5....nuff said.
I was celtic fan but i lived to watch Kareem & Larry were my 2 favorites of all time
Bird=🐐
Larry went against future Hall of Famers damn near every game, and he schooled them. He's the best ever to do it. No question.
Bird Didn't "TrashTalk"...
He Told Ya TheFuture!
For as long as basketball is played no matter what anyone's opinion is Larry Bird will always be one of the 5 greatest basketball players of all time.
Magics love of Bird is just the best… gives me chills every time.
He got to achieve something special and unique that hardly anyone else has ever done in organized team sports, and that's elevate an entire league and sport to worldwide heights of popularity, with his and Bird's personal and team rivalries
Magic and Birds friendship is how the end of ever life long battle/rivalry should end. With both side sitting together sharing their story with others together. The admiration, respect and love those two have for each other is perfect. Both gave everything they had to their teams they laid it all out on the court when it was all over they shake hands and say “now that was fun” and thank each other for expecting the other to come with everything every time!
@@abnormaltexan 100% well said. So, so true....
Why do people say Larry was slow? He was all over the court, doing everything
white guy
Everyone remembers Larry after he hurt his back. If you watch highlights of his first 7 years he's blocking shots, get steals and ran fast breaks, he even dunk a lot more.
For being slow, he beat a lot of players off the dribble to get in the lane.
@@andrewd1965
Congratz dumbest comment ever
Only he doesn’t have bat shit crazy Tony Parker speed and quickness. But seriously, who does?
I'm a English 64 years old basketball is not a big thing here but watching these larry bird videos has been a revelation .I love arrogance when the person involved has the right to be arrogant love the trash talking again being able to back it up wish some of the English soccer players had the attitude & the guts that larry bird had
There is just something about Bird saying I'm going to get the ball right here and shoot it in your face and you can't stop me, and then actually doing it. There is a reason one of his nicknames is Larry Legend.
If you greatly multiplied the cockiness, shit-talking, AND the skills of Zlatan that would be roughly on par with Bird in basketball.
I'm not a big MMA/UFC fan but recently I've been watching Chael Sonnen videos. Absolute master trash talker.
@@mastod0n1 Yeah dude you got that right and when you said one of his nicknames hell yeah cause I remember people calling him Mr. clutch
Nah I think a lot of you are forgiving of Larry Bird’s trash talking because he’s white and you liked him already!
Being from and living in Terre Haute, I was more privileged than most in that as a kid, I got to see every home game Larry played, every home and away game that 1979 season, and got to shoot with him multiple times as a kid at the Boys Club, where the team would come to and shoot around with us kids. The best time of my life.
Shit man, imagine being from bumfuck Indiana and considering yourself privileged because you got to shoot around with Larry in Boy’s Club. And to be clear I’m like 100% with you. Damn.
I went to Indiana State starting in 1977. Bird was a junior while I was a freshman. What heady times those were. Remember when Larry and the team were on the Captain Jack show? It was such a hoot.
Jason I guarantee you that we know each other especially from the Boys Club days.
I went to Wilson then TH South , and Bob Heaton was a friend of the family as my dad Coached American Legion baseball in Brazil before we moved to TH, so l was usually at every home game at Hulman Center and remember The Harry (Morgan) and Larry show? '78 season?
One night at the Boys Club we were getting ready to practice and we lowered the backboard down to 9' and when Larry Carl Nicks and Bob Heaton came into the gym we were dunking and they stopped and said WTH... Larry knew immediately what was going on and went straight under the rim and called for a ball, and he stood flat footed and reached up and pretty much dunked it and he had the biggest smile on his face.
The good ole days, even went to Camp Gulick up in Turkey Run i always looked forward to the "Big Canoe trip" down Sugar Creek
I could only imagine I also went to the local boys club as a kid
⁷@@skunkdoctor
It's pretty special when legends like Kareem, Dr. J, Magic, and Lebron pay their respects to Larry. He was truly a phenomenal player.
Don’t forget MJ. Jordan said Bird was the best small forward of all time.
All around greatest NBA player of all time.
"There's nobody like Larry Bird" -- Bill Walton
There’s lots of people like this POS; people abandon their kids every day.
Watch the video when Bird stole Isiah Thomas pass. Bill Walton's reaction is priceless.
If not for injuries, Bill Walton would’ve been one of the greatest I think. He was a really special player
Walton was unstopable in college look it up a Maniac. He's right Nobody like Larry Bird
Bird is a basketball player, tough, gritty, and all dedicated. They don’t have them in the NBA these days.
He played and made the game winning shot with a broken orbital socket....you would ever see that today.
@@brandondrew4914 Think about playing seven seasons with the back that instead of being straight is all curve left and right. At the time of his injury people were saying he should retire because he could end up being paralyzed it was that serious that if it slipped the wrong way bye-bye Birdie. And only using techniques to warm the back muscles up so that the spine could get itself correctly aligned and all the shit he had to do with that every game in every practice and the fact that basketball at that time more represents football or hockey they were definitely banging each other sometimes you go too far when you’re like for the health of the players OK.Then stop paying them so much and let us come watch everybody play what’s the NBA called today I know HORSE
"There will never, ever be another Larry Bird." --- Magic❤
As a kid growing up in Indiana and an IU fan a bit younger than Larry, even I was amazed at his career. My heart broke for him losing that game in the NCAA final. But man did he just make amazing play after amazing play in the NBA. I was blessed to have witnessed it. Bird and Magic were truly the golden age of the NBA.
Larry didn’t have much help from his game teammates. The Sycamores tried but we’re just in over their heads. I believe Michigan St. had 3 players into the NBA. With the Celtics he had a ton of help as did Magic.
You are correct fellow Hoosier. Though a boiler up fan I’m with ya! Those two in fact not only saved the nba, hat retirement of a top great will never be seen again.
I remember as a little kid sitting in our farmhouse living room waiting on the game to start. That excitement couldn’t be compared to any other time. The best starting five the nba witnessed.
I was a kid in Michigan watching that series. Don't remember the final score, but it felt very close. It really was exciting!
What an amazing human being, the great Larry Bird...."Larry Legend"
The greatest complement in the world is being told by all of your peers that “you can back your trash talk up”
LARRY LEGEND#33 🐐 STATUS .. AND .. IMO .. THE BEST SHOOTER IN NBA HISTORY .. HE TOLD DUDES WHAT HE WAS GONNA DO .. AND DID HE DID IT ..
If Dirk wasn't so humble he might have something to say about that
@@monolithgeometry3221 dirk isn’t as good as Larry was .
@@davemartino5997 Allow me to amend , I think I may have misspoke. In the art of "in game shooting" Dirk Nowitzki is comparable. ...Maybe ,I said...and that's where the comparisons end. Dirk, great player, did it against more lax defensive rules, and I'm sure if he wanted to he could call out shots.
Larry is the better player in so many other areas. Not really even close except in p.p.g., Dirk slightly more efficient rebounder but he was a big man. Now who's hair was blonder
Steph Curry also might have something to say with best shooter
growing up in massachusetts in the 80's there was nothing like it
bird was everything he's my GOAT forever theres been no one like him before
and no one like him since truly one of a kind
Same here. Where'd you grow up? I was in East Douglas for the 1st 10yrs of my life...
@@dynamicsasquatch cool man i lived in new bedford for the first 36 years and now ive been in fall river for the last 6 years or so
@@lilJJslayer awesome, nothing like it growing up in the 80's with Bird and the celtics...
bobby orr and now tom brady also
Absolutely! But, I would also at David Ortiz to that list
These were the BEST times in the NBA- there was so much talent!! It's really too bad that PETE MARAVICH had to step down and retire. Watching these clips brings tears to my eyes.
And excellent memories
Pistol Pete avg 44pts a game in college never be broken EVER.
@@ronfleischhacker8469 with no three point line
@@binkymagnus unreal hands
I would put the 70,s & 80,s into the context of characters. THERE WERE THESE INTERESTING CHARACTERS IN THE NBA THAT MADE YOU WANT TO WATCH.
4 parts. Truly one of a kind legendary player and trash-talker. Thanks for all the effort you put into your videos.
No worries! Glad you enjoy watching them.
During Bird era, I never missed any of Celtics game. whether seeing him in the Boston Garden, watching him on tv or listening on the radio. He made the game so exciting and on the edge of seat games. Many times I would say "Man! we lost this game" and at the last several seconds later he would score and usually a 3 point goal to win the game. With all the legends during that time, it was the sport to watch. Bird was a genius at basketball by doing it all. He excelled in everything... passing scoring, rebounding, guarding, stealing, his constant 3 point goals and his last second clutch winning goals. In my eyes He is still a GOAT bar none. The game now, is not as exciting like it was then so I watch another clutch player "Tom Brady"..
I agree. The style of play in todays NBA isn’t as appealing and the college game is a joke as compared to not so long ago. The game now is strictly for the players and of course the owners. Fans of my generation know these things but the younger fans have no barometer and actually think LeBron James is hands down the greatest. Hehehe. I will say this….. had LeBron played in the Larry/Magic or Jordan era’s he would be a better player and maybe the GOAT.
I feel you and agree 110%
Glad I lived to see this man play in his prime! Today's game
is not close to how these greats played basketball.
As a kid growing up in the NW panhandle of Florida in the 70’s and 80’s, THIS is the NBA that I think of and that made me check box scores.
Larry is an mvp for 3 consequetive years (84, 85 and 86)..that is crazy..three-peat mvps
Man, I love Bird Stories. It should be a TV mini series. Thanks for the vid.
Thanks Mike, Glad you enjoyed it!
Why this man..is never in the discussion of thee..pure G.O.A.T.. I can never understand.. bird! Did absoutly everything a player could do on the hardwood...with very unlimited capeabilities..n still dominated anyone..n everyone.. my true G.O.A.T..
@@markcianfarani8777 agreed.
Larry Legend The Movie
Bird is the goats goat
Bird's tenacity is something I'll never forget. Watching those early games through the 80s was amazing.
MJ, Dr.J, Kareem, all the legends have stories of Larry legend. He needs a solo series like winning time.
Which player would we all like to see next? I think I speak for everyone when I say we want to see more Larry Bird stories. Bring on "Larry Bird stories Part 125" 🤣
Bird NEVER played with the best, he played AGAINST them 👍
Someone please remind Queen James of that phrase 🤣
What can I say... Larry was magic 🎩
So was Earvin, heh heh
@@monolithgeometry3221 Absolutely. That rivalry was one of the best because they were two of the best players in the game.
Kareem says it, Magic says it, Dr J says it, MJ says it, Kobe says it, Lebron says it and some common guys behind their screens still think Larry Bird is just a regular player....come on, wake up !!!
Regular players get into hall of Fame? And top 100 of all time? Must be easy to play basketball
What?? Who says it
Uhhh Micheal Jordan, magic or Kareem never said that. Lebron couldn't handle Larry bird cause he'd get his feelings hurt
Kareem said it in the video that he was one of the greatest ever played
How does someone who is not good go back to back to back mvps?
Larry bird is one of the all time greats simple as that.
Bird will always be my fav. Ive watched a lot bird vids but this one is the best I’ve ever watched.
That's very kind! Thanks so much
Larry a bad man. “I said we but I meant you” that’s a nice burn from a true leader. In the moment, even if he thought he played well, Larry ripped everyone to keep the team spirit together. It may have been at a low point but it was together.
Can't say it's ever happened to me personally because I saw Bird play in college before he ever went to the NBA. But anyone who might look at all of these Larry Bird clips on TH-cam and still have pause about how good he really was, I would refer you to words once spoken by Laker forward James Worthy, who had many sleepless nights trying to prepare for having to go head to head with Bird in those epic NBA finals the Celtics & Lakers met in so many of during the 1980's. In speaking about Bird, Worthy once said very simply......."Michael Jordan made you look slow. Larry Bird made you look stupid." "Bird played the game like chess while the rest of us were playing it like checkers, and he was always 3 or 4 moves ahead of everyone in his own head."
I miss the old NBA.
I love all the stories about all these great players... the mutual respect is stirring.
Larry Bird is amazing, glad you did four parts for him Nick!
Thanks! I have thoroughly enjoyed making each part. Bird has the best stories
Thanks Nick! You brought back some of the greatest memories I've seen in Pro Basketball ,and kept Larry Birds Legacy alive !!!❤ LARRY BIRD THE GOAT 🐐 ❤
Bird is a savage! He’s the kinda guy that if he were in the Military he’d be the scariest Special Operator in history and probably found a way to earn 3 Medals of Honor.
If Bird played in this unphysical game today, he would still be the GOAT!
I'm from Northern ky. We love Larry bird. Larry Legend!
Thank you Nick, every time, in the last few years, I have needed to refresh my attitude I come back to these highlights of the Bird story - I always come out of it with a smile.
I love the multi-part series concept. This has been my favorite series for the past 2 years since the pandemic hit. You should revisit some Kobe stories since that was your first video of the series. For a new player, I’d love to see Gilbert Arenas or Dennis Rodman.
100% definitely have a few new Kobe stories too!
GOTTA LOVE ALL THESE GUYS - DR. J, LARRY, KAREEM, MAGIC, ETC. - FIERCE COMPETITORS OUT THEIR FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME... AND TO DO THEIR BEST FOR THE FANS!! I can watch this over and over and NEVER get bored!!
I watched him play and all I know is he is the most complete basketball player I have ever seen play the game. When all of these greats say he is the best ever that makes you think. And he NEVER talked about himself or tooted his own horn. He just let his playing do the talking and leaves it to others to talk about his greatness.
Bird was so great he had talent to spare . He could make any player on his team look like a superstar.
He had a spare hand to play🤣🤣🤣🤣
You can control any player physically or you can trash talk him and control him mentally ... But you can't control a player who played the game by his brain .. Bird was a nightmare a true legend
Larry was shut down in many games.
i’d love to see a hakeem olajuwon story because he is one of the best centers and he has great stories about him
larry legend---the ultimate competitor
So glad I grew up watching Bird play. Best of the best
Bird is my all time favorite , Celtic fan
Even up here in small town Maine or when I was in small town Vermont when wearing my Bird jersey out and about I get tons of ppl and honks and thumbs up about it. So many good memories for New Englanders and Celtics fans. Or just fans of the game.
There’s one thing people don’t realize about Larry, and that’s his size, and he doesn’t look the part.. but having met him a few years ago., I can tell you.. HES A BIG DUDE !
Thought I had seen every Bird vid in existence, x10...
Thanks for this.
Celts fan since Birth.
86 Celts and my senior year were concurrent.
Got to see, from The Bud Skybox, Bird sitting in a very Eighties sweater due to injury ( my only NBA game, radio contest winner)
Larry truly is John Wick.
Stilll the greatest sf the game of ball has ever seen
Thank you again for an awesome Bird video.
I love and appreciate all the work you put into these. I was so stoked to see a part 4!
Great job!
Never been a professional sports fan but still knew about the legend Larry Bird. After learning about his story thru videos like this what he accomplished is nothing short of amazing. The respect he gets today from his teammates, fans and his peers is incredible. His toughness, spirit and dedication to the sport can not be understated. What a great talent and inspiration. Gotta respect the Legend
I could listen to Larry Bird stories everyday.
Larry freaking Bird
Great video
Bird would avg 30+ points in today's league. He'd be MVP multiple seasons.
And win championships.
It was absolutely magical ( no reference to magic intended!,) being able to watch Larry Bird as a young high schooler and then through the rest of his career as I got older. Saw some amazing games at the gaaaden too. Just amazing.
Amazing that Bill Walton was such a shy guy
The guy is a total chatterbox now
@mitch That’s disrespectful Bill Walton is super cool telling amazing stories He keeps you riveted to every word respect for Walton
Yeah.....but I enjoy his story telling.
@@willieduffie4967 if chatterbox is a pejorative I was unaware. The way the guy talks I never would have guessed he was shy at one point. He seems so at ease with speaking.
This man Larry Legend was the best guy to ever touch a basketball 🏀☘️🐐 33 ☘️🐐☘️☘️ 33 ☘️☘️
I must say that was a great compilation...it was so great to grow up then. Thank God for allowing me the privilege of witnessing Larry Bird and all the Celtics during those years. Thanks for the flashbacks.
You know what? I never get tired of watching your videos, i even watch some of your videos over and over again. I hope there will be a future video of Grant Hill too. Because i notice that some people always forget some players who got injured, and got placed on the what if category. But when he was active, he was a monster, just like my favorite Tracy McGrady.
Thanks so much! I’ll eventually do Grant Hill for sure
@@NickSmithNBA i'll definitely watch that for sure. I shared some of your videos to my friends and they liked it too. I'm pretty sure a lot of basketball fans out there loves and appreciate your videos. 🙂
@@mjcaillan7018 Very kind! Glad you and your friends enjoy the videos. Means a lot 🙏
People just don't know how great he was imagine if he played today he'd be even better than he was in the 80s it's not trash talking because he backed everything he said
And wasn't afraid to Fight!!!
That part 4 is without a doubt the best Sean has ever done in all his work thank you for the awesome video bro 😎
Bird is the word. I went to school in Boston while he was there.
I'm a life long nba fan and I'm a celtics fan and have been at many many many games during the Bird era or watched on TV. The best compliment I can give to Larry was that when he missed a shot it was a shock because you didnt expect him to miss.
I was a fan in the 80's. LEGEND!
Never get tired watching Bird!
Agreed, some of the stories are hilarious
Bird and Jordan two best team players to ever bounce a ball.
Former players tell their Larry Bird stories as though it was an honor that he trash-talked them.
I am not an NBA fan , but these videos about Larry bird are great !!
It's wild to see how contested every shot was in his last game..yet he made all of them
Love the bird videos
Glad you enjoy man!
Larry Legend was a Beast!
He was the G O A T best all times
LARRY LEGEND IS MY TRUE GOAT 🐐
Just think oh how many records LEGEND could have broke if his body hadn’t failed him.
GREATEST OF ALL TIME
Larry Bird, Kareem Jabbar and Pete Maravich were the best all around skilled players in the game ! Chamberlain was by far the best overall since he could score 50 any night ,grab 30 rebounds , block 20 shots and throw 20 assists any game... Jordan, Kobe and James round out top 7 of all time with Oscar , Baylor and Jerry West rounding out Top Ten of all time. ... Food for thought ! Thanks !
He was the best. His defense wasn't based on athletic ability. Just brilliant understanding of the game.
And ❤️ pure heart
Second best three point shooter of all time, and a good deal of his career was before the 3 point shot even existed.
79-80 the three point was instituted bird was a rookie that year wasn't he
So much media hype surrounding Bird. He didn’t need it. But the media built this guy up to more than he was and you guys bought into it. The reality is Bird didn’t shoot the three as well as Danny Ainge. Don’t believe me? Look it up.
Google most game winning shots made
Google three point percentage leaders
Google highest percentage of game winning shots
You will find that the numbers don’t, lie but the media does. You will find that Bird isn’t even close in any of these categories.
Sorry to burst the Bird bubble.
But he was indeed a great player..no disputing that.
Google 3 consecutive mvps
@@marksheppard6498 yeah Google 3 MVPs 😂😂😂😂
The man was nicknamed Larry Legend while he was still playing. Nuff said.
Larry Bird had just about embarrassed everyone who would guard him .... Man was legendary
Man… you hear the dedication and perseverance and it is humbling. The story of his work ethic is amazing. He learnt that from his dad and mom
Bird=🐐
This was great. Thanks for putting it together. Bird was awesome 💪💪💪
My favorite… that early 80’s Celtics teams got me into basketball. I don’t care about GOAT debates or whatever and there were some many greats at that time. Bird was a tough, unique player.
Fantastic compilation of 1 the 2 on everyone's list of the best. thanks
PART FOUR?
GEE...
I just came on board a with the Bird compilation video from a yr ago...
You have the most insanely, incomparable collections of...
Your production and contact is a Steve Sabol level.
Godspeed.
The best effin basketball player to ever..
Ever from indiana.god bless Larry Bird
Hockey fan here… but loving these Bird stories… respect for all these nba goats
The greatest, most complete, all around player. Bird effected the outcome of games without having the ball. He was more dangerous after he passed the ball because he was always moving. Setting picks, grabbing rebound and steals, getting to the perimeter for that 3 point shot. I’m not sure any other player was as complete in all facets of the game. Jordan scored 60 plus in a playoff games against Bird and the Celts and lost. Bird had 36 points, 12 total rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal, and was 6 of 7 in free throws. He was a complete ball player.
And the best thing about Larry Birds playing career, he wasn't dead set on trying to do it all by himself
I truly respect his game....I would rather play with guys like him and Bron!
I went to college with Larry. He was the quietest guy to meet women. I don’t know where he got all that talk from. I don’t think I ever heard him say a word in class