- Naissance
- Nom de naissanceLarry Joe Bird
- Surnoms
- Larry Legend
- The Hick from French Lick
- Kodak
- The Great White Hope
- Taille6′ 8¾″ (2,05 m)
- Larry Bird est né le 7 décembre 1956 dans l'Indiana, États-Unis. Il est acteur. Il est connu pour Basket spatial (1996), Fanatiques des Celtiques (1996) et Blue Chips (1994). Il est marié avec Dinah Mattingly depuis le 30 septembre 1989. Lui et Dinah Mattingly ont deux enfants. Il a été marié avec Janet Condra.
- Conjoints(es)Dinah Mattingly(30 septembre 1989 - aujourd'hui) (2 enfants)Janet Condra(8 novembre 1975 - 31 octobre 1976) (divorcé, 1 enfant)
- Reddish-blonde hair
- Often shoots behind the three-point line
- Number 33 jersey with the Boston Celtics
- The logo for the twitter.com social website, Larry the Bird, is named after him.
- Considered one of, if not the, greatest basketball players of all time. Played for the Boston Celtics from 1979 - 1992 and became coach of the Indiana Pacers in 1997.
- Known for his shooting abilities, Bird had a career free throw shooting accuracy of 89% and a career three point shooting accuracy of 38%.
- Originally went to Indiana University on a basketball scholarship to play for the legendary Bobby Knight, but dropped out before his first season and never played for the Hoosiers.
- Inducted into to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1998.
- A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.
- (to his fellow competitors before the 1987 Three Point Competition) "All right, who's coming in second place today?"
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