Magic & Bird: Choosing Their Paths

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 While Larry Bird and Magic Johnson would
become forever linked in basketball history, their paths to
success were starkly different.  Magic, from the
start, was a showman, and sought out the spotlight.
Bird, in contrast, just wanted to play basketball,
and largely shunned publicity. This difference in
personality would be reflected in their choice of colleges:
Magic opting for Michigan State, a program with a
rich history and a large, passionate fanbase, while
Bird chose Indiana State, a smaller,
less-heralded school where he could focus on the game. These
choices, in many ways, set the stage for their contrasting, yet
ultimately intertwined, careers.


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