It wasn't exhaustion from grappling with opposing forwards that finally caused Larry Bird, 35, to retire from basketball. Rather, it was the strain of stuffing all 6 ft. 9 in. of himself into airline seats and team buses every night. Citing chronic back pain, the National Basketball Association's 11th- leading all-time scorer and three-time Most Valuable Player has called it quits. "I'm excited to be going to a new life," said Bird, who will move to the Boston Celtics' front office. "But I'm going to miss this life." Celtics' fans were in mourning; during the reign of Bird, they had been...
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