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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.

Bill Russell

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
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
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
The magic to a great meeting is all of the work that’s done beforehand.
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Greatness Hands Magic Work
The morale and the camaraderie that we had for one another earlier in the year is starting to come under duress because of all the losses. Some of the guys are feeling the pressure now from the last year when they were not successful.
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Command Early Loss Moral Pressure Success
Friendship is a full-time job.
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Friendship Job One Liner Time
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
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
To me, the most important part of winning is joy. You can win without joy, but winning that’s joyless is like eating in a four-star restaurant when you’re not hungry. Joy is a current of energy in your body, like chlorophyll or sunlight, that fills you up and makes you naturally want to do your best.
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Happiness Hungry Light Natural Restaurant Sun Win Yourself
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
Most people have a harder time letting themselves love than finding someone to love them.
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Finding Hard Time Love People
To love someone is nothing, to be loved by someone is something, to love someone who loves you is everything.
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Feeling True
Create unselfishness as the most important team attribute.
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Attribute Creation Important Selfish Team
The only important statistic is the final score.
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Final Importance Score Statistics
I think that David Stern is probably the greatest commissioner that any sport has ever had in the history of this country.
BILL RUSSELL

Commission Country Greatness Thinking
Durability is part of what makes a great athlete.
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Athlete Durability Endurance Greatness Inspirational One Liner

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