Larry Bird is widely regarded as one of the three greatest NBA players to ever lace up their sneakers on basketball's premiere stage alongside Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson.

You have to be able to bend and reach something you dropped on the floor, or reach that book you need to read at the top shelf. But if your in sports like basketball, you need to be able to do more then stretch.

Although he has been retired for several years now, Michael Jordan is still widely regarded as the greatest basketball player to ever play the game. His influence was felt not only in the way the game was played, but also in how it was perceived around the world.

One must have that "do-or-die" spirit and wholehearted determination to give his best at all times. A basketball player, no matter how good, is a detriment to the team if he does not have a keen desire to play the game.

A decent share of the credit for a good defense can be traced to the mental attitude of the team's players. Their defensive attitude should be aggressive.

Any rookie fan is sure to have questions about the game of basketball. They want to learn all about the game that made the NBA famous.

Apparently James Naismith the inventor of basketball, had a keen intuition for sports, but not quite so keen on physics.

As far as the time of practice is concerned, I feel the best time to practice is right after school. I feel it is desirable to have several practice sessions at night before we begin the regular season's schedule so that we might accustom the players to game conditions. I conduct several game type scrimmages at night before the opening game.

Writer Glen C. Brown author of `Secrets Of The Zone Press` writes from this extraordinary coaching and basketball skilled book.

The better play of international basketball players is good for the game of basketball.