One story, originally shared by Dan Shaughnessy who wrote 'Wish It Lasted Forever: Life With the Larry Bird Celtics', perfectly captures Bird’s legendary no-nonsense demeanor. B ...

So, here are the details. Larry Bird is married to Dinah Mattingly. Bird and Mattingly have known each other since their university years. After they first met, they bonded well and developed a ...

"Please, Larry, my wife will kill me if I don’t get your autograph." Bird, without skipping a beat, responded, "Well, I guess she’s married to a dead man." Classic Larry. Cold. Blunt.

Larry Bird, who called himself "a hick from French Lick," is anything but. He was one of those rare athletes who made everybody around him better. His uncanny passing, deadly shooting and ...