“The guy has been there. What he tells us is not just what he believes deep down, but what he knows, because he has been through it.”

—  Larry Bird

Chris Mullin — reported in John Brennan (May 30, 1999) "Pacers: Timing Is On Our Side", The Record, p. S1.
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