Larry Bird and Magic Johnson's rivalry re-sparked interest in the NBA in the '80s, and he deserves to be known as Larry Legend.

The odder of the nicknames comes from a quote by Bird himself. He came from French Lick, Indiana, and when he came to the Boston Celtics as the highest-paid rookie in NBA history, he took it with his trademark blue-collar, down-to-earth attitude, saying "No matter how good I am, I'm still just a hick from French Lick."

As one of the all-time greats, and a man whose name constantly comes up in arguments for the greatest of all time, Larry Legend is a well deserved piece of alliteration.