The Hick From French Lick
A Story About Larry Bird.38 total reviews
Comment from Karen Cherry
Again I wish I had a six. I do not care about sports much. When I was young I ran track in between being in the hospital. I also was a pitcher in women's baseball. Loved it until a boy threw a pitch at me that hit me in the eye. Having to wear an eye patch for two weeks kinda killed my love for the game. I haven't been able to play for some time, so it would be a kind of torture to watch others. Good writing. karen
reply by the author on 13-Feb-2025
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Again I wish I had a six. I do not care about sports much. When I was young I ran track in between being in the hospital. I also was a pitcher in women's baseball. Loved it until a boy threw a pitch at me that hit me in the eye. Having to wear an eye patch for two weeks kinda killed my love for the game. I haven't been able to play for some time, so it would be a kind of torture to watch others. Good writing. karen
Comment Written 13-Feb-2025
reply by the author on 13-Feb-2025
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Oh wow Karen. That sounds awful! However, I bet you were good in track though. Thanks for the great review!
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I was the fastest. I am both stubborn and determined. I ran the short bursts. Couldn't do laps. :-)
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A sprinter huh? Me too...
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I loved dashes. I have two speeds, full out and dead stop. Karen :-)
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Lol! Well, those are the only two you needed...
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:-)
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:-) :-)
Comment from Tim Margetts
A great milestone post, Harry.
I am curious, do you write mostly of people you have known and experiences from your own life or do you do a lot of research?
This piece was full of fascinating information and little side notes, a great read even for a non-yank who hasn't a clue about how many touchdowns score a point in the NBA.
Tim
reply by the author on 12-Feb-2025
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A great milestone post, Harry.
I am curious, do you write mostly of people you have known and experiences from your own life or do you do a lot of research?
This piece was full of fascinating information and little side notes, a great read even for a non-yank who hasn't a clue about how many touchdowns score a point in the NBA.
Tim
Comment Written 11-Feb-2025
reply by the author on 12-Feb-2025
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Thank you so much Tim! I usually write from what I know or experience. Some stories I do have to research. Thanks for the review!
Comment from Cecilia A Heiskary
This is a really great story about Larry Bird. It shows how important our younger years are to build the foundation for who we become. Larry Bird made his family proud.
Cecilia
reply by the author on 12-Feb-2025
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This is a really great story about Larry Bird. It shows how important our younger years are to build the foundation for who we become. Larry Bird made his family proud.
Cecilia
Comment Written 11-Feb-2025
reply by the author on 12-Feb-2025
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Thank you so much Cecilia. I truly appreciate your kind review!
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You are welcome
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Roger that!
Comment from Janet Foor
Thank you for sharing Larry Bird's story. I loved watching him play ( the dream team was phenomenal) but I didn't know his back story. I'm sure his drive and determination came from his background.
I enjoyed reading.
Blessings
Janet
reply by the author on 11-Feb-2025
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Thank you for sharing Larry Bird's story. I loved watching him play ( the dream team was phenomenal) but I didn't know his back story. I'm sure his drive and determination came from his background.
I enjoyed reading.
Blessings
Janet
Comment Written 11-Feb-2025
reply by the author on 11-Feb-2025
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Well, thank you so much Janet! I truly appreciate the kind words and review!
Comment from Debbie Pope
I love basketball, Harry, and I thoroughly enjoyed reading about the Hick from French Lick. I knew nothing about the life of Larry Bird, and I found it fascinating. Several things came to mind.
First, failing to hold on to Larry Bird was a bad move on the part of Bobby Knight. I thought he was smarter than that.
Second, I found it interesting that Larry was inspired by his father the alcoholic. Larry must have a very good heart to overlook his dad's weaknesses.
One suggestion is that there is an inconsistency between Larry admiring his dad's work ethic and the fact that Larry's mom had to do most of the working because her husband was drunk. Maybe reconcile that a bit.
And the first part of the story needs to be formatted better. It has a different white background.
I'm glad that I read this. Very worthwhile reading.
reply by the author on 11-Feb-2025
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I love basketball, Harry, and I thoroughly enjoyed reading about the Hick from French Lick. I knew nothing about the life of Larry Bird, and I found it fascinating. Several things came to mind.
First, failing to hold on to Larry Bird was a bad move on the part of Bobby Knight. I thought he was smarter than that.
Second, I found it interesting that Larry was inspired by his father the alcoholic. Larry must have a very good heart to overlook his dad's weaknesses.
One suggestion is that there is an inconsistency between Larry admiring his dad's work ethic and the fact that Larry's mom had to do most of the working because her husband was drunk. Maybe reconcile that a bit.
And the first part of the story needs to be formatted better. It has a different white background.
I'm glad that I read this. Very worthwhile reading.
Comment Written 11-Feb-2025
reply by the author on 11-Feb-2025
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Well, thank you so much Debbie. I truly appreciate the kind words, ideas and review!
Comment from giraffmang
Hi there,
You might want to have a look at how You're uploading pieces to the site. This one appears to have some highlights around the text which is a little distracting. This changes when Sports Illustrated is mentioned.
It;s usually more common to spell out lower end numbers like fourth and six, eight and use number form for higher end numbers.
played when I was cold, and my body was aching, and I was so tired. I don't know why, I just kept playing and playing... I guess I always wanted to make the most out of it." - make sure that you use the same form of quotation marks at the beginning and the end. You use single ones to open and double to close. They should be the same.
Larry said, "One thing I got from my father - in this section there are 2 speech tags but none of the quotes are closed off so one isn't needed.
This was an interesting and informative piece, just a little tidy up if You're inclined to do so.
All the best
GMG
reply by the author on 11-Feb-2025
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Hi there,
You might want to have a look at how You're uploading pieces to the site. This one appears to have some highlights around the text which is a little distracting. This changes when Sports Illustrated is mentioned.
It;s usually more common to spell out lower end numbers like fourth and six, eight and use number form for higher end numbers.
played when I was cold, and my body was aching, and I was so tired. I don't know why, I just kept playing and playing... I guess I always wanted to make the most out of it." - make sure that you use the same form of quotation marks at the beginning and the end. You use single ones to open and double to close. They should be the same.
Larry said, "One thing I got from my father - in this section there are 2 speech tags but none of the quotes are closed off so one isn't needed.
This was an interesting and informative piece, just a little tidy up if You're inclined to do so.
All the best
GMG
Comment Written 11-Feb-2025
reply by the author on 11-Feb-2025
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Thanks again GMG. I truly appreciate that ideas. Thanks for the review as well!
Comment from Wy Jung
Hi Harry. Nice piece about Larry Bird. Informative and fact filled, though leaving out his father's suicide. Possibly as a reprieve from the negative, I imagine that incident in his life would be a big part of the formation of his character and how it may have affected his strong inclination towards coaching. Focusing on one part of his life in that way might make the piece more compelling to read, outside of the readers simply looking for facts and numbers about the well-known athlete.
Also, I would encourage you to reformat as it looks as though the beginning was cut and pasted and the format changes after the quote from Sport's Illustrated. Those things being said, I admire and am inspired personally by your determination to write and sticking with it!
Keep it up! ~wy
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reply by the author on 11-Feb-2025
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Hi Harry. Nice piece about Larry Bird. Informative and fact filled, though leaving out his father's suicide. Possibly as a reprieve from the negative, I imagine that incident in his life would be a big part of the formation of his character and how it may have affected his strong inclination towards coaching. Focusing on one part of his life in that way might make the piece more compelling to read, outside of the readers simply looking for facts and numbers about the well-known athlete.
Also, I would encourage you to reformat as it looks as though the beginning was cut and pasted and the format changes after the quote from Sport's Illustrated. Those things being said, I admire and am inspired personally by your determination to write and sticking with it!
Keep it up! ~wy
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The highest and the lowest rating are not included in calculations.
Comment Written 10-Feb-2025
reply by the author on 11-Feb-2025
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Well, thank you Wy Jung. I truly appreciate your review. And yes, I thought about including that about his father, but it was so negative. I am sure though it had a lot to do with his determination...
Comment from kahpot
what a wonderful and uplifting read, Larry Bird got a mention just recently as a player was voted the most valuable player for basketball in the states, and now a NFL. player from Aus. has just won the Superbowl (with his team of course) I really like reading stories of how people have struggle to become great at what they do, very well written****kahpot
reply by the author on 11-Feb-2025
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what a wonderful and uplifting read, Larry Bird got a mention just recently as a player was voted the most valuable player for basketball in the states, and now a NFL. player from Aus. has just won the Superbowl (with his team of course) I really like reading stories of how people have struggle to become great at what they do, very well written****kahpot
Comment Written 10-Feb-2025
reply by the author on 11-Feb-2025
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Well, thank you so much Kahpot. I truly appreciate the review!
Comment from prettybluebirds
You sure did some research on this guy. I'm not much of a sports person, except horseracing. You have done a great job introducing Larry Bird to us readers. You would do well as a sports writer.
reply by the author on 11-Feb-2025
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You sure did some research on this guy. I'm not much of a sports person, except horseracing. You have done a great job introducing Larry Bird to us readers. You would do well as a sports writer.
Comment Written 10-Feb-2025
reply by the author on 11-Feb-2025
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Well, thank you so much for the kind words and great review! I truly appreciate you!
Comment from Mia Twysted
It's interesting to learn about this man. To learn about his life, which I would never have known otherwise. The only problem I found and cannot really find a way around is how many times "Larry" starts a sentence.
reply by the author on 10-Feb-2025
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It's interesting to learn about this man. To learn about his life, which I would never have known otherwise. The only problem I found and cannot really find a way around is how many times "Larry" starts a sentence.
Comment Written 10-Feb-2025
reply by the author on 10-Feb-2025
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Well, thank you so much Mia for your kind words and review. I truly appreciate that. I will have to look at that. I didn't realize I started so much with Larry, but I might have, thanks!
