NBA: Larry Bird, A Basketball Legend (25th Anniversay Edition)
by Larry Bird
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Actor: Boston Celtics, Larry BirdDirector: Larry Bird
Manufacturer: Team Marketing
Brand: Warner
Sports: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Collector's Edition, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 441 minutes
Release Date: 2004-11-02
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Product features:
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- Highest Quality Recording
Movie Reviews of NBA: Larry Bird, A Basketball Legend (25th Anniversay Edition)
Movie Review: He knew "The Secret" of great basketball
Summary: 5 Stars
As a lifelong Celtics' fan minted in the early 60's, I unconsciously became schooled in the practice of selfless basketball as a winning formula: do not go for the individual stats, play in a manner that's good for the team, and play in such a fashion that your play makes your teammates better.
This is something that many players never seem to realize.
I just finished reading Bill Simmons "The Book of Basketball" and I envy him the days of his youth where his dad had a season ticket to the Celtics and took his son with him to all the games. At that time, a kid could go down courtside and retrieve basketballs from the missed shots during the shoot-around portion of the team's warm-up drills. Mr. Simmons had that privilege, so he is a pretty fair judge of what makes for a great basketball player and Larry Bird is certainly one of the best ever. Mr. Simmons talks about "The Secret" that great winning players know. It deals with giving up your personal goals to a degree that allows the team goals to take precedence.
This set consists of two double-sided discs. The first side is a stunning documentary of Bird and his career. Watching it made me long for those days when Bird and his Celtics went to war with Magic and his Lakers. Back then, the style of play was more run-and-gun rather than the plodding half-court offenses we have today ad nauseum. Larry Bird at 6'-9" running the Celtics fast break and making an eye-popping pass to hit the open man for a lay-up is as enjoyable a form of watching the game of basketball as exists for someone like me. Bird constantly searched for the easiest most reliable way for his team to score. It didn't have to always be him doing the scoring. He appeared to derive as much joy from a precision pass to set up a teammate for a score as making a shot himself.
However, in crunch time Bird wanted the ball. He embraced the pressure and what it brought out in him as far as his champion's spirit. To borrow a phrase from Tiger Woods, Bird loved to 'step on the neck' of an opponent. In the manner in which he created their defeat, he wanted them to remember it... as possibly think about and fear it happening again. In their next meeting, those nagging little thoughts may give Bird and his fellow Celtics a tiny advantage... and in close games and championship series, that tiny edge can be the deciding factor.
Larry Bird's abilities aside, no one did this 'intimidation' better than Michael Jordan.
Side two of the 1st disc and both sides of the 2nd disc are complete games which really demonstrate just how good Larry Bird really was. He was so good at the shots he practiced hour after hour long before and long after his teammates were around for practice, but to see the shots he created out of what the situation offered is just marvelous. These usually come when the game is on the line and he's being double-teamed by the defense - not so easy to do then.
I would say the Larry Bird defined the term COMPETITOR during his entire playing career. If you want to see what the 'will to win' looks like with a mullet, pick up this 2-disc DVD set. If you love the game of basketball, you'll flat out love this one.
Summary of NBA: Larry Bird, A Basketball Legend (25th Anniversay Edition)
The complete DVD guide to Bird watching. Celebrate the 25th anniversary of Larry Bird stepping foot on the parquet floors of Boston Garden with this 2-disc special edition DVD set that chronicles the "Cinderella" journey of one of sport's greatest heroes. Amazing bonus features include Larry Bird's top 3 greatest game performances in their entirety.Similar DVD Movies
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