[Roland Lazenby]Bird : Portrait of a Competitor(epub){Zzzzz}

"Look in his eyes", opponent Dominique Wilkins once said of Larry Bird, "and you see a killer".

It was that uncompromising competitiveness that marked Bird's storied career as he led the Boston Celtics to three NBA world championships in the 1980s. The same unconquerable hunger to win has been captured in this special collection of dramatic work from longtime Boston sports photographer Steve Lipofsky, supported by an insightful essay from veteran NBA writer Roland Lazenby.

Bird, Portrait of a Competitor, pays tribute to an immensely popular athlete who came from a humble Indiana background on his way to defining the essence of basketball dedication.

Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing (February 1, 1998)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1886110395
ISBN-13: 978-1886110397

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

Extraordinary photographs; adequate prose.
By A Customer on October 27, 1998
Any basketball fan interested in one of the greatest players in the history of the game will peruse this book with interest -- much more for the striking photographs than for the copy, which covers Bird's biography in chronological fashion, concluding with his successful first year as coach of the NBA's Indiana Pacers. The photography, however, is worth the price of admission. Lipofsky has covered the Celtics since very early in Bird's career and his artist's eye has caught and framed some remarkable images not only of Bird but of the game -- among the stunning photographs in the book are wonderful game shots of Bird vs. his greatest competitors over the years, the Lakers as a whole, Michael Jordan, and Julius Erving, and many striking images of the Celtics in their heyday. The temptation with this book is to tear out and frame a few of the photos; they're that good.

Get 2 copies...one to read, one to cut pictures out of.
By Bill on August 28, 2000
You will want to get two copies of this book - because you're gonna want to cut out some of the great, great photos and frame them.

Flipping through this book is like looking through a picture album. The photos are that good - the paper used for the book is the glossy type.

And some of the pictures are ones that are rarely seen. A couple of my personal favorites: a portrait of the Celtics' starting five in the mid-eighties; a two page spread of Larry taking practice shots before a game (the photo was taken at rim level, and it looks like Larry is shooting the ball in your direction at the rim).

If you are a Celtics fan (o.k., you don't have to admit that)... if you are a Larry Bird fan, then you'll appreciate this book of rare photos of Bird. Now, get this book. And get some photo framing supplies!

The best collection of photos of the best player of his time
By A Customer on December 11, 1998
Hoop junkies rejoice! If you are a basketball fan than you are a Larry Bird fan and this is the one must have book of arguably the greatest basketball player of this or any generation. Dramatic photos and lively, informative text, chronicle Larry Legend's unforgetable career with the Boston Celtics. There is no better collection of photos of Larry Bird...period. Steve Lipofsky's photographs have captured and preserved, for basketball fans everywhere, the storied career of one of basketball's true legends. A great holiday gift for the true fan or anyone who wants to know what all the fuss was about.