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"I ain't doing it anymore unless you raise it" - Larry Bird admitted he only returned to the 3-point contest for a bigger prize

Larry Bird was the first player in NBA history to win the 3-point contest three times. Boston Celtics icon won the first three installments of the long-distance shootout at NBA All-Star Weekend.
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"I'm the only one playing like a sissy" - Larry Bird's ruthless self-critique after Celtics' Game 3 collapse in 1985 Finals

Larry Bird used to spare no one, including himself ... Imagine Maxwell averaging nearly 12 points per contest in 1983-84, and ...

Reggie Miller says he copied Larry Bird's shooting form, Steph Curry is the GOAT

Would Pacers legend Reggie Miller teach his son to shoot a basketball the way he did? Miller says he used a Hoosier legend as ...
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James Worthy grudgingly concedes Larry Bird's greatness: "If you can back it up, you're not arrogant, you're just good"

Worthy wasn't the only Laker who expressed admiration — and a tad of frustration — for Bird's trash-talking. Many others, ...
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"Well, why shoot if you're making all of them?" - Larry Bird recalls talking smack after making shot after shot at the Pacers' practice facility

Larry Bird's ability to talk trash at the height of his physical powers is as legendary as the man himself. However, as they say, old habits die hard. Bird never lost his gift of gab decades after ...