02384cam a2200337u 4500 565516 MeVbMML 20250624144706.0 ta 060908b ||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 89037228 0385249217 : $18.95 ($23.95 Can.) DLC DLC DLC AJM n-us--- n-us-ma GV884.B57 A3 1989 796.323/092 B 20 Bird, Larry, 1956- 20331 Drive : the story of my life / by Larry Bird with Bob Ryan. 1st ed. New York : Doubleday, 1989. xii, 259 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. The heart and soul of a champion: his life, his career, his game. To understand basketball, you have to understand Larry Bird. Arguably the greatest all-around player the game has ever known, he led the Boston Celtics from the basement to three world championships, collecting three NBA Most Valuable Player awards along the way. Yet, despite these massive accomplishments, Bird has rarely talked to the press, and much about the man has remained a mystery. Now in Drive, the long-silent superstar sets the record straight, revealed a side of himself-and of basketball-you've never seen before. Inside, you'll learn Bird's most private feelings about: The momentous decision to transfer from Bobby Knight's Indiana University to Indiana State. The heartbreak of his father's suicide and his own failed marriage. The single-minded discipline that turned a small-town hero into a national superstar. The Boston Garden and the legendary Celtic charm. The Isiah Thomas controversy and the fierce Celtic-Laker rivalry. The great players of the NBA, including Magic Johnson, Dominique Wilkins, and Michael Jordan, and much more. here is the book that puts a basketball legend-and his game-on the line. And scores! Provided by the publisher. Bird, Larry, 1956- 20331 Boston Celtics (Basketball team) 20332 Basketball players United States Biography 20333 Boston Celtics Biography 20334 Ryan, Bob, 1946- 20335 7 cbc orignew 1 ocip 19 y-gencatlg ddc BOOK 2755 2755 0 0 ABELJ abelj B 2016-10-26 0 B BIRD 29081 2016-10-26 2016-10-26 BOOK