To love someone is nothing, to be loved by someone is something, to love someone who loves you is everything.
BILL RUSSELLMy 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.
More Bill Russell Quotes
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You got to have the killer instinct. If you do not have it, forget about basketball and go into social psychology or something. If you sometimes wonder if you’ve got it, you ain’t got it. No pussycats, please.
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The most important thing to me is the friends that I’ve made.
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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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The only important statistic is the final score.
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Durability is part of what makes a great athlete.
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Commitment separates those who live their dreams from those who live their lives regretting the opportunities they have squandered.
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On females officiating in the NBA -Incompetence should not be confined to one sex.
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My most prized possession was my library card from the Oakland Public Library.
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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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Friendship is a full-time job.
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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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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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Learning is a daily experience and a lifetime mission. I truly believe in the saying “We work to become, not to acquire.”
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People say it was the greatest individual rivalry they’ve ever seen. I agree with that. Let me assure you that if either Wilt’s or Russ’ coach had ever told one of them he couldn’t guard the other guy, he would have lost that player forever.
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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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