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If you can take something to levels that very few other people can reach, then what you’re doing becomes art.

Bill Russell

Friendship is a full-time job.
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Friendship Job One Liner Time
My father once told me that anyone who worked for three dollars an hour owed it to himself to put in four dollars’ worth of work.
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Father Myself Work Worth
Commitment separates those who live their dreams from those who live their lives regretting the opportunities they have squandered.
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Commitment Live Opportunity Regret Separate
If a guy pays you five dollars, you give him seven dollars worth of work.
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Man Pay Work Worth Yourself
Most people have a harder time letting themselves love than finding someone to love them.
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Finding Hard Time Love People
My most prized possession was my library card from the Oakland Public Library.
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Library Myself Possession Prize
Remember that basketball is a game of habits. If you make the other guy deviate from his habits, you’ve got him.
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Game Habit Himself Remember Yourself
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
I’ve been fortunate to meet and work with a lot of really smart people. The thing that strikes me most about them is how they continue to explore and learn every day. I have tried to apply that approach in my modest career as well.
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Career Fortunate Learning Myself People Smart Work
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
Durability is part of what makes a great athlete.
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Athlete Durability Endurance Greatness Inspirational One Liner
The most important thing to me is the friends that I’ve made.
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Friendship Important Myself
The most important measure of how good a game I played was how much better I’d made my teammates play.
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Important Measurement Myself Play Team
The idea is not to block every shot. The idea is to make your opponent believe that you might block every shot.
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Believe Block Ideas Opponent Yourself
Create unselfishness as the most important team attribute.
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Attribute Creation Important Selfish Team
What distinguishes a great player is his presence. When he goes on to the court, his presence dominates the atmosphere.
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Atmosphere Dominate Greatness Player Presence

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