21.   Bird says that his first choice to replace Carr was Kansas coach Roy Williams, but Williams wanted to stay in college.

22.   Bird says this coming season will be his last as coach.

23.   Bird also said he would take any coaching job in the league, except that of the Celtics.

24.   Bird did say that he planned to be in Chicago in early June for the annual pre-draft camp.

25.   Bird said he made a sarcastic comment.

26.   Bird said he talked to Magic Johnson, his old Los Angeles Lakers nemesis, a month before he decided to accept the job.

27.   Bird said his main regret was that his late mother, Georgia, could not be there.

28.   Bird said Paxson and Kevin McHale were the anonymous sources who ripped him and that McHale since has admitted as much.

29.   Bird said she has a friend who recovered from similar surgery in five weeks.

30.   Bird said the State Police have made changes to make sure the type of conduct that allegedly occurred at the State House are not allowed to happen again.