If you ask one of the people who covered him on the biggest of stages in that era, the answer is an unequivocal yes.

"I get a little nervous sometimes when I talk about it" - Larry Bird on why he feels uneasy when asked to rank his legacy ...

Charles Barkley claimed Larry Bird would not be able to guard him and how Kevin McHale was the worst matchup for him ...

"You guys are out having a good time, I'm in the gym working" - Grant Hill said the encounter with Larry Bird in 1992 taught ...

"Could do almost anything and everything by himself" - Bill Walton says Larry Bird sacrificed his stats to make the Celtics a ...

Cooper Flagg is about to become one of the most popular players in the NBA when he makes his debut for the Dallas Mavericks ...

"I know I'm better than these guys" - Larry Bird admits he felt he was the best player on the Celtics before even arriving in ...

Larry Bird explains how growth spurt changed his game and career: "I would've never been in the league at 6'6" originally ...

"Now I'm worried about the centers" - Larry Bird once shared his concern about the future of big men in the NBA originally ...

Many basketball historians credit Bird and Johnson for changing the game of basketball for the better, meeting numerous times ...

"That’s where all the flopping started" - Larry Bird recalls Kevin McHale's infamous clothesline foul on Kurt Rambis in '84 ...

"Magic is still in my dreams" - Larry Bird admitted he struggled a year into his retirement originally appeared on Basketball ...