Description
When the Game Was Ours,
- autographed book by LARRY BIRD & MAGIC JOHNSON
From the moment these two players took the court on opposing sides, they engaged in a fierce physical and psychological battle. Their uncommonly competitive relationship came to symbolize the most compelling rivalry in the NBA.
A riveting portrait of two legendary players whose fierce rivalry came to define one of the most exciting periods of professional basketball In Celtic green was Larry Bird, with laser-beam focus, relentless determination, and a deadly jump shot--a player who demanded excellence from everyone around him. Magic Johnson was Mr. Showtime: young, indomitable, a magnetic personality with all the right moves, he was a pied piper in purple and gold and he burned with an inextinguishable desire to win.
Their uncommonly competitive relationship came to symbolize the most thrilling rivalry in the NBA--East vs. West, physical vs. finesse, old school vs. Showtime, even white vs. black. Each pushed the other to greatness, and together Bird and Johnson collected eight NBA Championships and six MVP awards, helping to save a floundering NBA.
"When the Game Was Ours" chronicles an electric era in sports history, revealing for the first time the inner workings of two players dead set on besting each other.
When the Game was Ours, printed by Beacon Press