bwink23
05-09-2012, 09:40 PM
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1454&dat=19850520&id=0DpOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vRMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6163,1530772
Bird effed up his pointer finger on his shooting hand the very summer prior to the start of his rookie season. I mean EFFED IT UP. Played his ENTIRE NBA CAREER with that finger.
http://cmsimg.indystar.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=BG&Date=20070224&Category=SPORTS04&ArtNo=702240380&Ref=AR&MaxW=300&Border=0&Bird-admits-incidents-take-toll
http://pgcbasketball.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Larry-Bird1.jpg
http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/Globe_Photo/2005/06/23/1119541744_5995.jpg
Characteristically, Bird refused to point the finger at his finger for his substandard performance in Game 4 of this series for the Eastern Conference championship.
"My job is to play basketball, not make excuses," said Bird, who also has been limited because of floating bone chips in his right elbow. "If I was working on a construction job, I wouldn't have stayed home because of it. It didn't hamper my game any."
http://articles.latimes.com/1985-05-21/sports/sp-7865_1_eastern-conference-championship
THE LEGEND
Bird effed up his pointer finger on his shooting hand the very summer prior to the start of his rookie season. I mean EFFED IT UP. Played his ENTIRE NBA CAREER with that finger.
http://cmsimg.indystar.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=BG&Date=20070224&Category=SPORTS04&ArtNo=702240380&Ref=AR&MaxW=300&Border=0&Bird-admits-incidents-take-toll
http://pgcbasketball.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Larry-Bird1.jpg
http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/Globe_Photo/2005/06/23/1119541744_5995.jpg
Characteristically, Bird refused to point the finger at his finger for his substandard performance in Game 4 of this series for the Eastern Conference championship.
"My job is to play basketball, not make excuses," said Bird, who also has been limited because of floating bone chips in his right elbow. "If I was working on a construction job, I wouldn't have stayed home because of it. It didn't hamper my game any."
http://articles.latimes.com/1985-05-21/sports/sp-7865_1_eastern-conference-championship
THE LEGEND