Scribe: My Life in Sports by Bob Ryan

Author:Bob Ryan [Ryan, Bob]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2014-10-07T00:00:00+00:00

Unlike Yogi Berra, who may not have said half the things people think he said, all the following are true.

Larry Bird really did stride into the locker room prior to the first Three-Point Shootout in 1986 and ask, “Which one of you guys is finishing second?”

He really did run by Utah coach Frank Layden one night and ask Layden if he had anyone to guard him.

He really did turn down a chance to reenter a game in Salt Lake City in which he had a triple double, plus nine steals, by the end of the third quarter, saying, “I done enough damage.”

He really did say, after Michael Jordan had scored forty-nine in Game 1 and sixty-three in Game 2 of their 1986 playoff series, “If he went from forty-nine to sixty-three, does he expect to score seventy-seven next? If he scores seventy-seven, I’ll retire.”

He really did say after Red Sox pitcher Bruce Hurst lost in arbitration, “The Mormon church will be on the front steps, picketin’.”

He really did say, after learning that Robert Parish had been suspended for punching Bill Laimbeer, “What? For that good deed?”

He really did say, after the Celtics had lost Game 3 of the 1984 Finals by thirty-three points, “We need to go to the hospital and get twelve heart transplants. That’s the first thing. Until we get our hearts where they belong, we’re in trouble. We’re a team that plays with its heart and soul. Today the heart wasn’t there.”

He really did say, after taking a scant seven shots in a playoff game, “French Lick’s shut down today. The whole town is in mourning. Larry Bird had seven shots last night.”

He really did say, when asked how he got scratches on his shoulder one particular night, “Tell Dudley Bradley to cut his fingernails.”

He really did say to health food advocate Pete Maravich, “Why don’t you eat some American food?”

He really did say about the difference between playing at home and on the road, “Anybody can play at home. I’ll tell you what. My little brother could come in here with us and blend in. But put him on the road . . .”

He really did say, “There’s a secret to playin’ basketball. I ain’t tellin’ what it is.”

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