Larry Bird Research Paper

Dalton Craig

Mrs. Doerr

ELA 8

10 February 2023

Larry Bird Larry Bird was one of the greatest basketball players of all time. Bird played professional basketball for 13 seasons and did some beneficial things during that time (Horner). Bird was an American former professional basketball player, coach, and executive in the national basketball association (“Larry Bird”). Bird went to Indiana state university, where he helped start back up the basketball program and carried the team to a 33-1 record during his senior year (“Larry Bird”). Larry Bird, was one of the greatest basketball players who came from a small beginning in high school to becoming one of the best basketball players of all time. Bird was an American former basketball player,

Bird's full name was Larry Joe Bird (Legends Profile”). During Bird's high school career, he went to Spring Vally high school and went to Indiana state for college (“Legends Profile”). During Bird's sophomore year, he broke his ankle so he couldn’t play that year (“Legends Profile”). He started during his high school career and was a center (“Larry Bird”). After Bird's high school career, he was drafted by the Boston Celtics (Horner). Bird was known as one of the greatest players in the NBA (“Legends Profile”). Bird was such a deadly shooter that he would practice threes with his eyes shut and make them almost every time (“Legends Profile”). Bird once said, “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

Larry started playing for the Celtics after he was drafted in 1978 (Horner). Larry bird started playing for Indiana state and the Celtics chose him as no.6 in their overall pick (“Legends Profile”). Bird played 13 seasons with the Boston Celtics, from 1979-80 through 1991-92, Bird personified hustle, consistency, and excellence in all areas of play (Horner). He was such a deadly shooter that he sometimes practiced 3-pointers with his eyes closed. Few played tougher than Bird, who would leap into crowds and over press tables for loose balls (horner). Bird helped rebuild a Celtics franchise that was suffering from sub-standard play and poor attendance in the late 1970s (Horner). Few played tougher than Bird, who would leap into crowds and over press tables for loose balls (“Larry Bird”). “There are many times when you are better off practicing than playing, but most people just don’t understand that (“Legends Profile”)”. Boston survived a memorable Eastern Conference finals against Philadelphia in which the Celtics bounced back from a 3-1 (Horner). Fans were filling not only Boston Garden, which sold out the final 541 games of Bird’s career, but arenas all over the country to witness Bird’s exploits (Horner). During Bird's career, he started having back problems and that meant the end of his career was on the way he ended up missing 37 games (Horner). Bird wanted to get one more