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𝐋𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝟒𝟎 𝐈𝐧 𝐀𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐉𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐬 👀 Some of you kids disrespect Larry Legend. Here's a history lesson for how great he was: Did you know Bird almost quit basketball? 🤔 After his freshman year in Indiana Larry was overwhelmed by the... massive campus and had financial struggles so he dropped out. He went home, doing odd jobs around town for income. Coach Bill Hodges (Indiana State) went to Bird and convinced him to give his basketball dream a chance again. He found Bird working on a garbage truck and challenged him, “Want to hang off a garbage truck forever?” Days later, Bird arrived at an ISU scrimmage in jeans, a T-shirt, and work boots. Hodges offered him sneakers and shorts, but Bird said, “No, I play better in this,” then scored 40 points. His brother later confirmed Bird does actually play BETTER in that outfit 🥾 Bird signed with Indiana State, as a senior led them to an undefeated season, and reached their first national title game, losing to Magic Johnson’s Michigan State 🏆 Imagine no Bird and Magic rivalry, that rivalry saved a dying NBA. If Hodges never convinced Larry to come back to the sport we might have no NBA today 😮 Or imagine if Larry could’ve worn jeans in the NBA, maybe he has a few extra titles😏 (hoopsciety IG)show more

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💚The greatest rivalry in NBA history started right there.. Magic: - I called home and said it's true about this boy! - I was calling everybody, this dude can play! Magic Johnson was a skeptic until 1978. He thought Larry Bird was just another "white cat" with hype. 🤫 They were playing on the same team under a Kentucky coach who benched them both for his own players. But when they finally got in? PURE DESTRUCTION. 💥 Magic watched as Bird "sliced and diced" the National Player of the Year, Jack Givens. Magic's first reaction? He called home to tell everyone: "It’s true about this boy. This dude can PLAY." 📞🔥

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People say, “You should generate evidence first, and then have confidence.” They have it exactly backwards. Restaurateur Jeff Zalaznick’s story reminds me of a young Larry Bird. People said he was too slow, he never played against tough competition, and would never make it in the NBA. At the NBA’s rookie camp all the rookies would play together. Bird said it took him just three days at rookie camp to realize not only could he play in this league, he was going to dominate in this league. “That's very similar. What I went through was exactly that.” “It went from: I can be like these guys. To: I'm going to be able to dominate this world.”

People say, “You should generate evidence first, and then have confidence.” They have it exactly backwards. Restaurateur Jeff Zalaznick’s story reminds me of a young Larry Bird. People said he was too slow, he never played against tough competition, and would never make it in the NBA. At the NBA’s rookie camp all the rookies would play together. Bird said it took him just three days at rookie camp to realize not only could he play in this league, he was going to dominate in this league. “That's very similar. What I went through was exactly that.” “It went from: I can be like these guys. To: I'm going to be able to dominate this world.”

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Fun fact: Guys used to have integrity in the NBA, they used to treat the game with respect. Stat padding was shameful. Larry Bird in a game in 1985 had 30 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists, and 9 steals in ONLY 3 quarters. He was one steal away from recording the 2nd quadruple double in NBA history. He chose to not play in the 4th because it was a blowout, the media asked him if he regretted it and he said, “what for? I already did enough damage to them” 🔥 Stat padding is an embarrassment, anyone who supports it makes our beautiful game a joke ✌️

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This happened 5 years ago today. Idol had been diagnosed with a brain tumor and we were living day to day. I was sitting on the porch drinking coffee on this particular morning and saw something out of the corner of my eye. There was a little bird borrowing some fur from Idol to build his nest. I think he knew that was the perfect fur for his little bird nest. Believe it or not, that little bird came back the next day. That just shows what an amazing and giving dog Idol was right up until the end. If you needed him, he was there for you, no questions asked.❤️

This happened 5 years ago today. Idol had been diagnosed with a brain tumor and we were living day to day. I was sitting on the porch drinking coffee on this particular morning and saw something out of the corner of my eye. There was a little bird borrowing some fur from Idol to build his nest. I think he knew that was the perfect fur for his little bird nest. Believe it or not, that little bird came back the next day. That just shows what an amazing and giving dog Idol was right up until the end. If you needed him, he was there for you, no questions asked.❤️

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Richard Jefferson says Magic Johnson is the greatest Laker of all time and one of the three most important players in NBA league history “Magic Johnson is the greatest Laker of all time. He prolonged Kareem's career, which allowed Kareem to reach the heights that he did. Magic Johnson changed the game. What he was able to do, he made the NBA relevant” “I feel like we have a duty as people that love the sport and love talking about it. The league was tape delayed. The NBA Finals were tape delayed in the '80s. Magic Johnson, his name is fucking Magic Johnson. He built this empire with Larry Bird, and then Jordan came after” “As far as importance to the league, he's got to be a top three player, especially during the years the league was actually expanding. You had to have something to market, and he did it beautifully. You go back to what he did as a rookie in the damn NBA Finals, going for fucking 40 and playing center with no Kareem. As a rookie, that's the shit this man was doing” “Obviously, his career was cut short, but there was no doubt. Michael Jordan used to look at Magic and be like, ‘That's the fucking dude.’ Not Isiah, not Larry. MJ used to look at Magic and be like, ‘That's where I need to get to.’ Just how everyone looks at Michael Jordan is how Jordan used to look at Magic. Not as the same player, but as in, ‘That dude got five championships’” “So I think Magic Johnson's the greatest Laker of all time. He only played for the Lakers. Shaq played for other places. Kobe would be the other person. Kareem had another stop”

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University of Houston assistant Kellen Sampson tells PaperCity Magazine that UH point guard Kingston Flemings is a fit for any team in the NBA: "People say that Jerry West couldn't play today. Heck yeah, he could. Jerry West would have been awesome in any era. Larry Bird would have been incredible in any era. Great players defy generations. Kingston was fantastic in college. And he's going to be a fantastic pro. "Not necessarily because of stylistically. Because Kingston Flemings is an awesome basketball player. People say who's a good fit for him? All of them. "He's got 30 good fits in the NBA. There's not a bad fit for Kingston in the NBA. Just tickled to death that he chose Houston. And we got a chance to be part of his journey."

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Imagine a man who believed in you so much that as they put nails through his hands and feet, he begged the creator to forgive them, "for they know not what they do" That man suffered immensely for you. The night before, he sweat blood. The following day, they beat him with spiked whips and chains until he had hundreds of wounds.... then they layed him on a cross and nailed him to it while they mocked him.... And the entire time, he was praying for their salvation. He was dying for yours and mine. He replaced a debt we could never pay with his own blood. Imagine if that was just a man. You'd call him a hero..... You'd hang ribbons on his gravestone and build statues in his honor.... But he wasn't just a man. 3 days later he rose from the dead and scattered his followers to all corners of the world to spread the good news. Christ is King..... and he is waiting for you with open arms to join his kingdom.

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Pat Riley’s full conversation on LeBron James coming to Miami: Obviously, we've had conversations with Rich Paul and they were very good. So if that happens and he wants to come to the 305,we got a golf course. The weather's nice. Steve Kerr, same thing down here. And there's no state tax. So that's a little better than California. He has a decision to make and he deserves to go play where he wants to play. There hasn’t ever been athlete like him, as durable as him. I can only think of one and that was Kareem… His love for the game, his passion for the game, has kept him in the game this long. I think he’s one of those true people you know could play forever and probably could be effective.” (Via NBA on ESPN)

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This guy went to the gym to play some basketball. He left the gym for a little bit and when he came back he noticed that his basketball that was by his bag next to the wall was gone. He asks around and no one seems to know. But, there was a camera on there so he asks the guy if he could play the camera back to see who took the ball. And lo and behold they find the guy on the camera. 😳 The guy walks over by his bag, stands there for a bit and then quickly picks the ball up and walks away towards his bag. He acts casual like he’s watching, waiting to see if anyone will say anything. Then he starts to walk to the exit door still seeing if anyone is watching him. And then he exits. A basketball. He stole another man’s basketball. 🤯 You can get a basketball at Five Below for $5! 💯 Why would a grown man steal another person’s basketball? Does it make sense? What is going on in this world?

This guy went to the gym to play some basketball. He left the gym for a little bit and when he came back he noticed that his basketball that was by his bag next to the wall was gone. He asks around and no one seems to know. But, there was a camera on there so he asks the guy if he could play the camera back to see who took the ball. And lo and behold they find the guy on the camera. 😳 The guy walks over by his bag, stands there for a bit and then quickly picks the ball up and walks away towards his bag. He acts casual like he’s watching, waiting to see if anyone will say anything. Then he starts to walk to the exit door still seeing if anyone is watching him. And then he exits. A basketball. He stole another man’s basketball. 🤯 You can get a basketball at Five Below for $5! 💯 Why would a grown man steal another person’s basketball? Does it make sense? What is going on in this world?

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My mother was held at gunpoint twice in Caracas. The second time it happened she said we were moving to America. We knew no one and we did not have much. But my parents always taught us that in this country we could do or be anything if we worked hard and treated people with respect. Years later, while I was playing football and baseball in college, I got a call from my father. He said that my grandfather, Izu, was dying of cancer back in Venezuela. He said, “Hey, if you want to see him, you got to come back.” We flew back to Caracas, and it was in the middle of an almost revolution because the dictator, Hugo Chávez, petitioned the Supreme Court to run again for office. He won in 1998 and was allowed to only serve one five-year term. The Supreme Court, to their credit, blocked him because it violated the constitution. What did he do? He packed the Supreme Court his buddies, and he petitioned for reconsideration. Now they ruled he could run again, as many times as he wanted to. And he did. He was the dictator until 2013 when he died. After that decision came down, there were massive protests and that happened to coincide with the trip to see my grandfather. My grandfather told me to take him out on the balcony to play chess where he taught me to play as a kid and he said, “Your father tells me you want to go to law school.” I said, “I do.” And he says, “What kind of lawyer do you want to be?” And I said, “I don't really know.” And then this giant of a man — who by then was down to just 85 pounds — lifted a bony finger out at the crowd below, and he said, “Always remember, this is what happens to a country when good people don't serve it.” The next day, my father and I went home, and a week later he had passed away. And so when I was 34 and the president was going to nominate me to be a federal judge, people said, “You're crazy. You got your whole life ahead of you to be a federal judge. Make money for 20, 30 years, and then you could do it.” But for me, it was a no-brainer, because getting to serve this country and my community that had given us everything, has been the great blessing of my life, and for that I am deeply grateful to my grandfather.

My mother was held at gunpoint twice in Caracas. The second time it happened she said we were moving to America. We knew no one and we did not have much. But my parents always taught us that in this country we could do or be anything if we worked hard and treated people with respect. Years later, while I was playing football and baseball in college, I got a call from my father. He said that my grandfather, Izu, was dying of cancer back in Venezuela. He said, “Hey, if you want to see him, you got to come back.” We flew back to Caracas, and it was in the middle of an almost revolution because the dictator, Hugo Chávez, petitioned the Supreme Court to run again for office. He won in 1998 and was allowed to only serve one five-year term. The Supreme Court, to their credit, blocked him because it violated the constitution. What did he do? He packed the Supreme Court his buddies, and he petitioned for reconsideration. Now they ruled he could run again, as many times as he wanted to. And he did. He was the dictator until 2013 when he died. After that decision came down, there were massive protests and that happened to coincide with the trip to see my grandfather. My grandfather told me to take him out on the balcony to play chess where he taught me to play as a kid and he said, “Your father tells me you want to go to law school.” I said, “I do.” And he says, “What kind of lawyer do you want to be?” And I said, “I don't really know.” And then this giant of a man — who by then was down to just 85 pounds — lifted a bony finger out at the crowd below, and he said, “Always remember, this is what happens to a country when good people don't serve it.” The next day, my father and I went home, and a week later he had passed away. And so when I was 34 and the president was going to nominate me to be a federal judge, people said, “You're crazy. You got your whole life ahead of you to be a federal judge. Make money for 20, 30 years, and then you could do it.” But for me, it was a no-brainer, because getting to serve this country and my community that had given us everything, has been the great blessing of my life, and for that I am deeply grateful to my grandfather.

Roy K. Altman

98,401 次观看 • 18 天前

Christopher Nolan reveals the first time an actor said no to him was David Bowie, and he had to personally beg him to change his mind. Jimmy Fallon: Have you ever gotten a “no”? Christopher Nolan: Have I ever gotten a “no”? Yeah, I have. Jimmy Fallon: Besides me when I said I didn’t want to do Batman. Christopher Nolan: The only “no” I’ll admit to is David Bowie for The Prestige. He was my great idol, and I thought he’d be perfect to play Nikola Tesla. Christopher Nolan: We sent him the script and everything, and he said no. It was the first time I ever went back and said, “Can I just go and meet him? Can I try and convince him in the room?” Christopher Nolan: They agreed, so I quickly wrote him a better speech for his first appearance, showed up with a new script, and basically begged. I managed to turn that “no” into a “yes.” Jimmy Fallon: Yes! But you did get a “no” from the coolest kid in school.

Christopher Nolan reveals the first time an actor said no to him was David Bowie, and he had to personally beg him to change his mind. Jimmy Fallon: Have you ever gotten a “no”? Christopher Nolan: Have I ever gotten a “no”? Yeah, I have. Jimmy Fallon: Besides me when I said I didn’t want to do Batman. Christopher Nolan: The only “no” I’ll admit to is David Bowie for The Prestige. He was my great idol, and I thought he’d be perfect to play Nikola Tesla. Christopher Nolan: We sent him the script and everything, and he said no. It was the first time I ever went back and said, “Can I just go and meet him? Can I try and convince him in the room?” Christopher Nolan: They agreed, so I quickly wrote him a better speech for his first appearance, showed up with a new script, and basically begged. I managed to turn that “no” into a “yes.” Jimmy Fallon: Yes! But you did get a “no” from the coolest kid in school.

gee

894,069 次观看 • 10 天前

🏀 In 1992, USA Basketball didn’t just send a team to Barcelona — they sent a message. Jordan. Magic. Bird. Barkley. Pippen. Ewing. Drexler. Malone. Stockton. Mullin. Robinson. And a 19-year-old named Shaquille O’Neal on the bench. 12 Hall of Famers. One roster. They didn’t lose a single game. They won by an average of 44 points. Their closest match was a 32-point win. Opposing players weren’t just beaten — they were asking for autographs and photos before tip-off. Coach Chuck Daly — who had just won back-to-back titles with Detroit — said it was the only job in coaching where he had no stress whatsoever. Because there was nothing to fix. The Dream Team is widely credited with globalising basketball. After Barcelona ’92, NBA viewership exploded worldwide. Kids in Europe, South America, and Asia grew up wanting to be these men. It wasn’t just the greatest team ever assembled. It was the moment basketball became the world’s game. 🏀 #NBA #BasketballHistory

🏀 In 1992, USA Basketball didn’t just send a team to Barcelona — they sent a message. Jordan. Magic. Bird. Barkley. Pippen. Ewing. Drexler. Malone. Stockton. Mullin. Robinson. And a 19-year-old named Shaquille O’Neal on the bench. 12 Hall of Famers. One roster. They didn’t lose a single game. They won by an average of 44 points. Their closest match was a 32-point win. Opposing players weren’t just beaten — they were asking for autographs and photos before tip-off. Coach Chuck Daly — who had just won back-to-back titles with Detroit — said it was the only job in coaching where he had no stress whatsoever. Because there was nothing to fix. The Dream Team is widely credited with globalising basketball. After Barcelona ’92, NBA viewership exploded worldwide. Kids in Europe, South America, and Asia grew up wanting to be these men. It wasn’t just the greatest team ever assembled. It was the moment basketball became the world’s game. 🏀 #NBA #BasketballHistory

𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 - 𝐌𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐞 - 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞⭐️❤️

100,903 次观看 • 4 个月前

Cam Newton says Jimmy Clausen wanted $1,000,000 for his jersey number, so he made it his mission to make sure nobody would hear his name again in Carolina “The equipment manager said, ‘The person who has No. 2, you got to work out a deal with him.’ So I went direct to the source” “When I felt that he was trying to play me, that took over to say, we will never hear Jimmy Clausen again in Carolina” “I would've donated $100,000 to his foundation or whatever. When he hit me with a million, I thought he was joking” “He called me back an hour later and was like, ‘I was just talking to some representatives of mine and we'll do $750,000’” “I said, ‘Oh, you for real?’ I said, ‘Bro, moms don't even make a million dollars in their lifetime where I'm from. You think I'm about to give you a million dollars for a number?’” “It went from becoming the best player to ever play for Carolina to, ‘You will never hear Jimmy Clausen's name as long as I'm here’”

Cam Newton says Jimmy Clausen wanted $1,000,000 for his jersey number, so he made it his mission to make sure nobody would hear his name again in Carolina “The equipment manager said, ‘The person who has No. 2, you got to work out a deal with him.’ So I went direct to the source” “When I felt that he was trying to play me, that took over to say, we will never hear Jimmy Clausen again in Carolina” “I would've donated $100,000 to his foundation or whatever. When he hit me with a million, I thought he was joking” “He called me back an hour later and was like, ‘I was just talking to some representatives of mine and we'll do $750,000’” “I said, ‘Oh, you for real?’ I said, ‘Bro, moms don't even make a million dollars in their lifetime where I'm from. You think I'm about to give you a million dollars for a number?’” “It went from becoming the best player to ever play for Carolina to, ‘You will never hear Jimmy Clausen's name as long as I'm here’”

dank

1,972,157 次观看 • 1 个月前

I asked Paul Pierce on if he reached out to Jayson Tatum at all since his return “This will be my first time today, seeing him saying something to him. So, you know the thing about, I know about guys when they get in a situation Jayson was in, you know, I had to be, I had a chance to be around Kevin [Garnett] when he was going through his injury and stuff. Sometimes you want to give people some space. I did. I reached out to him one time, I think, via text throughout the process. But, you know, I think it's a moment to where you want to put yourself in a place, to where you're isolated and you want to grind, you want to work to get back where you need to go. And I'm sure everybody was showing support, but I showed my support from far, and he knows I'm always there for him if he ever needed anything.”

I asked Paul Pierce on if he reached out to Jayson Tatum at all since his return “This will be my first time today, seeing him saying something to him. So, you know the thing about, I know about guys when they get in a situation Jayson was in, you know, I had to be, I had a chance to be around Kevin [Garnett] when he was going through his injury and stuff. Sometimes you want to give people some space. I did. I reached out to him one time, I think, via text throughout the process. But, you know, I think it's a moment to where you want to put yourself in a place, to where you're isolated and you want to grind, you want to work to get back where you need to go. And I'm sure everybody was showing support, but I showed my support from far, and he knows I'm always there for him if he ever needed anything.”

Ian Inangelo

120,525 次观看 • 4 个月前