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“He went to Indiana State and beat Indiana and won a national championship. And is one of the most unselfish players that ever played in the NBA, which is so funny. He was not when he was at Indiana State. No, I got you. I got you. I'm just …”
▶ The Colonels Corner Prelude to Terror chapter 27 @ 2:06:45
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that you're related to John Wooden. If people don't know, he's one of the greatest coaches recognized across any sport of all time. Correct. So John Wooden is a legend. Correct. Yeah, Larry Bird was who I grew up idolizing from Indiana. Wel…
▶ 2:05:54
I have my reason why, and I'm not going to say it because I want to keep my account. But the Basketball Hall of Fame is in Indiana. And when I resigned from Nike and drove across the country, we stopped there. I had to because I definitely …
▶ 2:06:22
He recruited him, but he was a ball hog. And Bobby Knight's basketball style is you play as a team. There's not going to be any ball hog from his team. And he kept trying to work with Larry Bird. And Larry Bird was like, no, I'm the star. A…
▶ 2:06:45
He went to Indiana State and beat Indiana and won a national championship. And is one of the most unselfish players that ever played in the NBA, which is so funny. He was not when he was at Indiana State. No, I got you. I got you. I'm just …
▶ 2:07:03
No one played at his caliber either. And for him, it would have been like dumbing down his game. And he just was not going to do that. And he basically seen and Bobby Knight said this basically single handedly beat Bobby Knight's team. And …
▶ 2:07:33
And if it meant losing the talent, he would lose the talent. He is not changing his leadership style and neither should any of us. And that was his lesson for all of us going on to be officers is you don't change your leadership style becau…
▶ 2:08:02
Bobby Knight is as big a legend as Larry Bird in that space. And they both have their own unique things. But it is a funny story. That is. That really is. When you said that, I'm like, he is like the ultimate team player. And he's the most …
▶ 2:08:26
how he changed this game, apparently. That was my hero growing up. And I think, and Bobby Knight said, they maintained a relationship through that whole time. So I think as Larry Bird, and obviously even at IU, where there was extremely tal…