Larry Bird – författare

The New York Times–bestseller from the Hall of Fame basketball legends. “Finally a book that tells the story of Magic and Larry from their vantage point.” —Denzel WashingtonIn Celtic green was Larry Bird, the hick from French Lick, with laser-beam focus, relentless determination, and a deadly jump shot, a player who demanded excellence from everyone and whose caustic wit left opponents quaking in their high-tops. Magic Johnson was Mr. Showtime, a magnetic personality with all the right moves. Young, indomitable, he was a pied piper in purple and gold. And he burned with an inextinguishable desire to win. When their matchup started they were bitter rivals, but along the way they became lifelong friends.With intimate, fly-on-the-wall detail, When the Game Was Ours transports readers to this electric era of 1980s basketball and reveals for the first time the inner workings of two players dead set on besting one another. From the heady days of trading championships to the darker days of injury and illness, we come to understand Larry’s obsessive devotion to winning and how his demons drove him on the court. We hear him talk with candor about playing through chronic pain and its truly exacting toll. In Magic we see a young, invincible star struggle with the sting of defeat, not just as a player but as a team leader. We are there the moment he learns he’s contracted HIV and hear in his own words how that devastating news impacted his relationships in basketball and beyond. But always, in both cases, we see them prevail.“An exhilarating ride down one of the most competitive rivalries ever.” —Pat Riley

Desde el instante en que Earvin "Magic" Johnson y Larry Bird saltaron a la pista como rivales, entablaron una batalla física y psicológica sin parangón. Con el verde de los Celtics estaba Larry Bird, un chaval de Indiana duro, exigente y perspicaz armado de un infalible tiro exterior. Vestido con el oro y púrpura de los Lakers estaba "Magic" Johnson, Mr. Showtime, el hombre espectáculo, una personalidad arrolladora que jugaba al baloncesto como los ángeles. Jóvenes y atrevidos, ambos ardían en deseos de ganar a toda costa.Su inusual relación acabó siendo el símbolo de la rivalidad por excelencia de la NBA: Lakers contra Celtics, el Este contra el Oeste, el físico contra la sutileza, la vieja escuela contra el Showtime, incluso los negros contra los blancos. Cada uno empujó al otro hacia lo más alto, y juntos sumaron ocho campeonatos, seis premios MVP y contribuyeron a que una NBA en horas bajas se convirtiera en lo que es hoy en día. Al principio fueron acérrimos rivales, pero durante el trayecto acabaron fraguando una amistad imperecedera.Con todo lujo de detalles, "Cuando éramos los mejores" nos transporta a una época inolvidable y revela por primera vez los entresijos de la carrera de dos jugadores cuya máxima aspiración era derrotar a su rival. "Cuando éramos los mejores" es, en definitiva, la crónica de la trayectoria de dos gigantes durante la época dorada del baloncesto profesional estadounidense.