Wish it lasted forever : life with the Larry Bird Celtics / Dan Shaughnessy.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781982169978
- ISBN: 1982169974
- Physical Description: x, 245 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
- Edition: First Scribner hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Scribner, 2021.
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical reference (pages 227-228) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- "We ran people off the floor" -- "Accepting those beers would make him beholden to you" -- "Chief just had a disdain for your ass" -- "The worst feeling I've ever had playing basketball" -- "Ever notice how quiet it gets in here all of a sudden when you walk in?" -- "We played like sissies" -- "No more layups" -- "I was traded for a dead man" -- "That guy is gonna be the greatest player of all time" -- "I like this coach" -- "Obviously, I joined the right team" -- "I'm not drinking the rest of the season" -- "A little bit of a letdown when it ended" -- "I got a teammate who needs a hug". |
Summary, etc.: | "Drawing on unprecedented access and personal experiences that would not be possible for any reporter today, Shaughnessy takes us inside the legendary Larry Bird-led Celtics teams, capturing the camaraderie as they rose to dominate the NBA. Fans can witness the cockiness of Larry Bird (who once walked into an All Star Weekend locker room, announced that he was going to win the three-point contest, and did); the ageless athleticism of Robert Parish; the shooting skills of Kevin McHale; the fierce, self-sacrificing play of Bill Walton; and the playful humor of players like Danny Ainge, Cedric "Cornbread" Maxwell, and M.L. Carr" -- publisher's description. Before ESPN coverage and lucrative branding deals, local writers were assigned to travel with professional teams. They got to know the athletes as real people. Drawing on unprecedented access and personal experiences while covering the Celtics in the 1980s for the Boston Globe, Shaughnessy takes us inside the legendary Larry Bird-led Celtics teams, capturing the camaraderie as they rose to dominate the NBA. Fans can witness the cockiness of Larry Bird; the ageless athleticism of Robert Parish; the shooting skills of Kevin McHale; the fierce, self-sacrificing play of Bill Walton; and the playful humor of players like Danny Ainge, Cedric "Cornbread" Maxwell, and M.L. Carr. -- adapted from jacket |
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Subject: | Bird, Larry, 1956- Parish, Robert, 1953- McHale, Kevin. Walton, Bill, 1952- Ainge, Danny. Maxwell, Cedric. Boston Celtics (Basketball team) Basketball players > United States > Biography. |
Genre: | Biographies. |
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- 6 of 6 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Thompson Public Library.
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Thompson Public Library | 796.323 Shaughnessy (Text) | 34038139262380 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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520 | . | ‡a"Drawing on unprecedented access and personal experiences that would not be possible for any reporter today, Shaughnessy takes us inside the legendary Larry Bird-led Celtics teams, capturing the camaraderie as they rose to dominate the NBA. Fans can witness the cockiness of Larry Bird (who once walked into an All Star Weekend locker room, announced that he was going to win the three-point contest, and did); the ageless athleticism of Robert Parish; the shooting skills of Kevin McHale; the fierce, self-sacrificing play of Bill Walton; and the playful humor of players like Danny Ainge, Cedric "Cornbread" Maxwell, and M.L. Carr" -- ‡cpublisher's description. | |
520 | . | ‡aBefore ESPN coverage and lucrative branding deals, local writers were assigned to travel with professional teams. They got to know the athletes as real people. Drawing on unprecedented access and personal experiences while covering the Celtics in the 1980s for the Boston Globe, Shaughnessy takes us inside the legendary Larry Bird-led Celtics teams, capturing the camaraderie as they rose to dominate the NBA. Fans can witness the cockiness of Larry Bird; the ageless athleticism of Robert Parish; the shooting skills of Kevin McHale; the fierce, self-sacrificing play of Bill Walton; and the playful humor of players like Danny Ainge, Cedric "Cornbread" Maxwell, and M.L. Carr. -- adapted from jacket | |
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