Larry Bird

When the Game Was Ours (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

TheNew York Times-bestseller from the Hall of Fame basketball legends. "Finally a book that tells the story of Magic and Larry from their vantage point." -Denzel Washington In Celtic green was Larry Bird, the hick from French Lick, with laser-beam focus, relentless determination, and a deadly jump shot, a player who demanded excellence from everyone and whose caustic wit left opponents quaking in their high-tops. Magic Johnson was Mr. Showtime, a magnetic personality with all the right moves. Young, indomitable, he was a pied piper in purple and gold. And he burned with an inextinguishable desire to win. When their matchup started they were bitter rivals, but along the way they became lifelong friends. With intimate, fly-on-the-wall detail, When the Game Was Ours transports readers to this electric era of 1980s basketball and reveals for the first time the inner workings of two players dead set on besting one another. From the heady days of trading championships to the darker days of injury and illness, we come to understand Larry's obsessive devotion to winning and how his demons drove him on the court. We hear him talk with candor about playing through chronic pain and its truly exacting toll. In Magic we see a young, invincible star struggle with the sting of defeat, not just as a player but as a team leader. We are there the moment he learns he's contracted HIV and hear in his own words how that devastating news impacted his relationships in basketball and beyond. But always, in both cases, we see them prevail. "An exhilarating ride down one of the most competitive rivalries ever." -Pat Riley

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: HMH Books
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. November 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780547416816
• Artikelnr.: 37836764

Autorenporträt

LARRY BIRD played thirteen seasons with the Boston Celtics and was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1998. He was a three-time NBA Champion, a three-time NBA MVP, and a twelve-time NBA All-Star, among other honors. He was head coach of the Indiana Pacers from 1997 to 2000 and served as their President of Basketball Operations from 2003 to 2017. His famed rivalry with Magic Johnson was chronicled in their New York Times bestseller, When the Game Was Ours.