Bird Watching: On Playing and Coaching the Game I Love

Written by Larry Bird and Jackie MacMullan

Narrated by Tom Stechschulte

Even if you thought you knew everything about basketball legend Larry Bird, this book is full of surprises. Bird speaks with amazing candor, offering a personal and honest look at his career with the Celtics, his experience with the '92 Olympics Dream Team, and his transition from superstar player to respected coach. Bird offers striking revelations about his health problems and how they shaped the man and his game. He shows how the things he learned as a player formed his thinking as a coach. He also shares his insight into the Pacer's disastrous 1999 playoff loss. Fans will be thrilled with the game talk, intimate anecdotes, and reminiscences with which Bird colors his stirring story. Overall, this is a compelling self-portrait of an uncomplicated man of humble beginnings who has achieved a great deal through hard work and integrity. Narrator Tom Stechschulte lends a strong, rich voice to Bird's revealing memoir. His perfectly paced delivery enhances the sense of play-by-play action and the feeling that the Bird Man himself is telling you his personal story.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
• Release date: Sep 19, 2014
• ISBN: 9781490645346

Larry Bird

LARRY BIRD played thirteen seasons with the Boston Celtics and was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1998. He was a three-time NBA Champion, a three-time NBA MVP, and a twelve-time NBA All-Star, among other honors. He was head coach of the Indiana Pacers from 1997 to 2000 and served as their President of Basketball Operations from 2003 to 2017. His famed rivalry with Magic Johnson was chronicled in their New York Times bestseller, When the Game Was Ours.

Reviews for Bird Watching

[Trent Thurton · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Great stories from one the best to ever play the game. I listened to this book with my 11 year old son and he loved it as well.

[merrymary_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Another of Lee's great loves. Bird and the Celtics. He admired Larry Bird for his talent, his attitude toward the game, and his work ethic. And Larry and his ghost writer wrote a pretty good book, too.