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Commitment separates those who live their dreams from those who live their lives regretting the opportunities they have squandered.

Bill Russell

What’s more important than who’s going to be the first black manager is who’s going to be the first black sports editor of the New York Times.
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Black Important Manager
Create unselfishness as the most important team attribute.
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Attribute Creation Important Selfish Team
My most prized possession was my library card from the Oakland Public Library.
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Library Myself Possession Prize
The magic to a great meeting is all of the work that’s done beforehand.
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Greatness Hands Magic Work
If you really have integrity, there are very few people who can insult you, or honor you.
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Insult Integrity People Respect Yourself
If Shakespeare can compare all of life to a stage, maybe it’s not odd to believe that part of the play can take place on a basketball court.
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Compare Life Play Stage
The most important thing to me is the friends that I’ve made.
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Friendship Important Myself
Don’t knock the ball in the stands, keep it in your hands!
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Hands Stand Yourself
Durability is part of what makes a great athlete.
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Athlete Durability Endurance Greatness Inspirational One Liner
Success is a result of consistent practice of winning skills and actions. There is nothing miraculous about the process. There is no luck involved.
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Action Luck Miracle Practice Result Skill Success
I think that David Stern is probably the greatest commissioner that any sport has ever had in the history of this country.
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Commission Country Greatness Thinking
If you can take something to levels that very few other people can reach, then what you’re doing becomes art.
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Art Level People Reach Yourself
Heart in champions has to do with the depth of our motivation and how well your mind and body react to pressure – that is, being able to do what you do best under maximum pain and stress.
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Champion Heart Motivational Pain Stress
You can do anything you want to do if you want it bad enough.
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Bad Enough Yourself
Friendship is a full-time job.
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Friendship Job One Liner Time
Commitment separates those who live their dreams from those who live their lives regretting the opportunities they have squandered.
BILL RUSSELL

Commitment Live Opportunity Regret Separate

Commitment separates those who live their dreams from those who live their lives regretting the opportunities they have squandered.

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