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...That meet gave me the biggest feeling of loss, as though someone was taking a friend away," Bird says. "Too many people on the team gave up after the first day and that really hurt...
...Bird, who began to swim competitively at the age of nine, loved to compete, bearing an attitude that shows...
...Swimming to me is a purely mental sport," Bird says, "and I pride myself on being mentally ready every time I race. My goal is putting 110 percent into every one of my races...
...During Bird's career at Harvard, not everything went smoothly. He had trouble adjusting to the college format and specializing in a few events rather than swimming them all. But even then nobody questioned his drive or his dedication, quality that earned him a co-captain's spot this season over more-talented teammates...
...point came at the 1987 Eastern Championships, when Bird, then a junior, watched his team get overwhelmed by an emotional Princeton squad and drop its first Eastern meet in nine years...