TY - BOOK AU - Shaughnessy,Dan TI - Wish it lasted forever: life with the Larry Bird Celtics SN - 1982169974 PY - 2021/// CY - New York PB - Scribner KW - Bird, Larry, KW - Parish, Robert, KW - McHale, Kevin. KW - Walton, Bill, KW - Ainge, Danny. KW - Maxwell, Cedric. KW - Boston Celtics (Basketball team) KW - Basketball players KW - United States KW - Biography KW - Biographies KW - lcgft N1 - Includes bibliographical reference (pages 227-228) and index N2 - "Drawing on unprecedented access and personal experiences that would not be possible for any reporter today, Shaughnessy takes us inside the legendary Larry Bird-led Celtics teams, capturing the camaraderie as they rose to dominate the NBA. Fans can witness the cockiness of Larry Bird (who once walked into an All Star Weekend locker room, announced that he was going to win the three-point contest, and did); the ageless athleticism of Robert Parish; the shooting skills of Kevin McHale; the fierce, self-sacrificing play of Bill Walton; and the playful humor of players like Danny Ainge, Cedric "Cornbread" Maxwell, and M.L. Carr" -- ER -