“You can’t believe what Larry Legend does to me” Skip Bayless reveals Mark Aguirre’s fear of Larry Bird due to his talent
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Larry Bird might have not been the biggest, fastest, fittest or the most athletic player, but he tormented his way past all teams in the 80’s. Moreover, even when Larry legend wasn’t as gifted as some of his competitors, he made his way among the greatest of all times. Being the GOAT to represent Boston Celtics, Bird’s basketball IQ and competitiveness surely made everyone respect him.
Not only that, Larry Bird’s trash-talking ability was one of the best. Which made the likes of Michael Jordan, Isiah Thomas, Magic Johnson among others do what the former player wants.
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What was opinionated by Skip Bayless on Larry Bird?
Skip Bayless covered the Dallas Mavericks at the beginning of his career in sports writing, recalled a Bird story related to him by Mark Aguirre.
“Mark Aguirre used to tell me as a Maverick, ‘You can’t believe what Larry Bird does to me. He just terrorizes me. He trash-talks me like nobody’s ever trash-talked me. He leans into my ear and whispers stuff I can’t even repeat to you. And he backs it up. I’m gonna do this to you, and he does it!’ This is Mark Aguirre, who’s an All-Star, the heart and soul of those Dallas Mavericks.”
To those who are not aware, Larry Bird never finished below third in the MVP voting for eight straight years, winning the award three straight times. What made him feared was his ability to hit clutch shots when it mattered the most. He is also the master of messing up rivals not just with his impressive play, but also with what comes out of his mouth.
Bird’s brilliant basketball mind and relentless trash-talking regularly wore people out. If some of the biggest stars could be affected by his verbal jabs, one could only imagine how lesser players felt about him. Being one of the greatest ever to represent a team in the NBA, surely modern-day NBA player can take a lesson or two from the veteran scorer on how to make the opposition player their prey.
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