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Usually quiet, Larry Bird speaks out on Bill Walton's death: 'I love him as a friend'
INDIANAPOLIS -- Larry Bird ... "I am very sorry about my good friend, Bill Walton. I love him as a friend and as a teammate," Bird said in a statement sent to IndyStar. "It was a thrill for ...
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"I'm never going to get you any water" - Rookie Larry Bird showed his teammates who's the boss from the beginning
Related: "You're a good friend ... best f***ing player from Indiana,' and then shot a three in my face" - Xavier McDaniel ...
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"He's not mortal…He's the best player on the planet" - Chuck Daly gave Larry Bird unusual praise after going down 0-2 in the 1985 EC semifinals
It took a lot to throw Larry ... in Bird getting bloodied at one point. Unfortunately, that tactic only fired up the 6th overall pick of the 1978 Draft. “He's not mortal. He's the best player ...
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Michael Jordan explains why he would pick Larry Bird as the power forward of his 'Dream Team': "The things he could provide to you all around"
Karl Malone, Charles Barkley, whom I adore and is a good friend ... he went with Larry. Bird was more versatile than Worthy, ...
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Jayson Tatum admits he's chasing Larry Bird to become the greatest Celtic ever: "I always wanted to be the best"
Having had greats like Bill Russell, Larry Bird, Bob Cousy ... talking about his admiration for Bird. "And I always wanted to be the best. And he's, in my opinion, the best Celtic ever, and ...
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"When Magic coached, he thought he was the best player on his team" - Larry Bird on the difference between him and Magic Johnson
Magic Johnson and Larry Bird's names had been ... "The differences between Magic and me are obvious," Bird said. "When Magic coached, he thought he was the best player on his team.
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Plain and simple, Bird one of the best
"If you put all of us in a room -- Magic, Jordan, myself and Bird -- Bird would probably be the guy who walks out of the room at the end of the day," says Isiah Thomas on ESPN Classic's ...