A new book, 'As if by Magic' reveals little known details of Larry Bird's youth and his rise out of nowhere to become a star ...

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 ...

Larry Bird averaged an incredible 30 points and 20 ... a slice of Bird's life that had mostly been left out in previous movies, documentaries and books -- that time period where a spindly kid ...