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 enlarge | Actor: Larry Bird
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $19.98
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Rating:  20 reviews
Sales Rank: 3470
Format: Closed-captioned, Collector's Edition, Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 441 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
MPN: TM0969
ISBN: 0790799812
UPC: 012569585959
EAN: 9780790799810
ASIN: B0002V7U1Y
Theatrical Release Date: 1991
Release Date: November 2, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Showing reviews 6-10 of 20
 Great bio & collection of games November 5, 2006
Gary Handy (San Diego)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a compelling video detailing the life and career of the incomparable Larry Bird. His exemplary work ethic, competetive fire and ultimate teamship are well, if not amply, covered in both the bio and the bonus games. I have given a number as gifts to friends and family, including to a number of my granchildren involved in competetive athletics. Universal kudos from this group.
Perfect for the Bird Fan! July 26, 2006
Frederick Baptist (Singapore)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I've been a great fan of the NBA for a number of years and I guess this period in time, the 1980s, will always hold a special place in my heart as it was during this time that I first got introduced to and hooked on the sport. I became acquainted with the NBA when one of its more storied rivalries was in full bloom i.e. the Magic vrs Bird era.
I really liked the way both the Lakers and the Celtics played ball but I especially liked the way Bird led his team. Here was a guy who was not even remotely close to having the athleticism of most of the players on the court and yet didn't need it because he could always invent his shot to fit the situation; he was the ultimate thinking-man's player. Later on, I became very impressed by his work ethic and how badly he wanted to win every game which showed whenever he played.
These 2 dvds showcase all these qualities very well and although the picture quality isn't quite what you'd expect from a dvd in some spots, the reason is because they were taken from slightly deteriorated master tape sources. Still, what makes this a great set to get is the second disc that contains 3 of Bird's best games.
His 60-point game to break the all-time single game points total for a Celtic against the Hawks and this fifty-plus effort against the Blazers who actually reached the NBA Finals that year losing to the Jordan-led Bulls are my favourites. Overall, this is a great dvd collection to get if you want to remember the great Bird.
Recommended.
Explores the travails of a true champion March 19, 2006
Gary Gardner (Ellsworth, ME United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Larry Bird was often questioned as he entered the NBA draft in 1979: Aren't you too slow? Aren't you a little too flat-footed? Aren't you too one-dimensional to play the game at this level? Bird took all the criticism thrown at him, and smashed them all into little bits in front of his naysayers. In fact, the self-described "Hick from French Lick" (IN) would set the standard for professional basketball players everywhere. Besides being a prolific scorer, Larry Legend did all the little things that make one a winner on the court, i.e., going after any loose ball, hitting the boards, and passing the rock like a point guard, rather than the forward he was.
Originally released on tape in 1991, "Larry Bird: A Basketball Legend," celebrates Bird's 25 years in NBA basketball in the capacities of player, coach, and front-office czar. Actor Daniel Stern narrates this excellent overview of Bird's early life in the backwoods of Indiana, where he grew up poor but happy in his life's pursuit, the game of basketball, where it reigns supreme in his home state. Personal tragedies like his father's suicide are mentioned, as well as his attempt to play for large University of Indiana, where Larry was none too comfortable.
Bird settled for attending smaller-campus Indiana State, which was closer to home, and brought his team to the championship final one year against Earvin "Magic" Johnson's Michigan State squad. The rest covers his awesome career with the NBA's Boston Celtics, a team in transition when the Birdman arrived in 1979. The great footage of Bird through those 13 years as a pro in Boston are great reminders for all fans who remembered watching the man play, as well as for youngsters who never got the chance, but appreciate quality basketball skills.
The casual observer will be impressed, too, by Bird's modesty, his workmanship, and dedication to his craft and to winning. When asked by Brent Musburger after beating the rival Los Angeles Lakers in the 1984 NBA Finals in a hard-fought seven games whether things were even now between Bird and Magic Johnson since their meeting in the NCAA Finals years ago, Bird replied strenuously, " No, no, we're professionals now." True class! Though not terribly locquacious, Bird was dignified but tough; serious on the court, but displaying a cunning wit off it. And the DVD does a great job of magnifying these aspects, like his incredible court awareness, in interviews with teammates, coaches, and even the late Johnny Most, the Celtics radio voice.
Included in the new package are three of Bird's most memorable (of many) NBA contests: the 1985 regular-season game where Bird torched the Atlanta Hawks for a club-high 60 points in New Orleans, a total still uneclipsed by a Boston Celtic up to this writing; the Bird-Dominique Wilkins shoot-out in the playoffs of 1988; and a double-O.T. twist with Clyde Drexler's Portland Trailblazers, in which the battered, beaten, soon-to-retire Larry dipped into the well for 49 points. These games were truly representative of what Bird did throughout his career, and they are well-chosen. The commentators for the 60-point game were Hawks announcers, though (!) The play-by-play man's "Bullseye!" outbursts were terribly annoying. However, it is a sheer delight to have this game on record; even the Atlanta players end up cheering for Bird as he nails shot after shot from downtown!
The documentary is a sheer pleasure, but will leave the die-hard Celtics fan thirsting for more. But kudos to NBA Entertainment and Warner Bros. for opening up the vaults, allowing us to see in digital format this classic of basketball greatness. You'll want to watch this one many times over.
 terrible customer service March 11, 2006
Dr. Tyler M. Breault
1 out of 18 found this review helpful
this is day 10 now and im still waiting for my package!!!!!!amazon seems great but when something goes wrong they run like chickens!
However.....LARRY BIRD IS THE MAN AND DONT EVER FORGET THAT!
Good but could have been better September 29, 2005
R. velasquez (Melbourne, Australia)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
This DVD is the same as the VHS version or very similar. I have seen the VHS version and is almost the same. It lacks more interviews with Larry Bird and it fails to tell what Larry is doing now.
It gives a history of his life but i thoutht the NBA could have added more. I have the Bulls dynasty as well and it has more interviews and game by game and I am sure the Jordan DVD has that and more, Larry is in the same league and is a player of the same calibre as Michael.
On the plus side it has 3 of Larry Birds best games one where he scores 60 points against the Atlanta Hawks so this is what makes this dvd a great collectors edition more than the footage on his life.
Overall I would recommended to people if they want to buy it but for a 25 Anniversary edition I thought the NBA will include more.
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