Larry Legend

by Mark Shaw

Book Overview

Larry Legend features the fascinating Horatio Alger-like story of Larry Bird - baseball superstar and 19998 NBA Coach of the Year - the man whom "Magic" Johnson called "the only player I feared and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1570282358
• ISBN13: 9781570282355
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

An Autobiography for true Sports Fans

An excellent story about someone who is in my top 5 all-time NBA players. As a Pistons fan I despised the ‘Bird’ because he was indeed a Piston killer, but enjoyed reading about him as a person. Good read. Recommend all basketball aficionados read.

I learned a lot more about Larry Bird than I realized.

It was pretty indepth, and is a nice overview of his life from the time he was a legend in Indiana to coming full circle by coaching there. It also mentions his daughter, who has a distant relationship with his father. If you're a Bird fan, even if you're not, but you enjoy reading about basketball, this is worth the price. It paints a very balanced portrait of Bird. I like the fact that it isn't slanted one way or the other. It portrays the good and the bad. I'm a Bird fan, but I like objective journalism, which this seems to be. No schlock hero worship journalism here, nor is there any railing against him. Even though I like Bird, I will not condone his actions if they are perceived as wrong or controversial.

By Mark Shaw

as if it weren't popular enough, the author of this book is the step-father of Kent Harvey. The boy Knight (Coach Knight) grabbed and was the spark that lit the flame of his being fired as IU Coach.

Larry Legend is a prizewinner, a great sports book.

What I like about Mark Shaw books is that he tells it like it is. Larry Legend not only portrays Larry Bird as a great basketball player but the author criticizes him re his coaching ability and also says he is a failure as a father to his only daughter. That gives a balanced look at Bird, one that I feel is important.

an inspiring book

it was a great book. it shoiwed anyone can make it big. inspiring

Shaw brilliantly captures why Bird is one of the greatest.

Of all the books I read about Bird, Mark Shaw truly captures why he is one of the greatest minds in the game of basketball. The insights and interviews of the players who played against him and for him showed why he is revered not just by Celtic fans, but by basketball fans worldwide. If you are a basketball fan, this is a must have for your collection.