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.
BILL RUSSELLMost people have a harder time letting themselves love than finding someone to love them.
More Bill Russell Quotes
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Don’t knock the ball in the stands, keep it in your hands!
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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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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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Durability is part of what makes a great athlete.
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If you really have integrity, there are very few people who can insult you, or honor you.
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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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The magic to a great meeting is all of the work that’s done beforehand.
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What distinguishes a great player is his presence. When he goes on to the court, his presence dominates the atmosphere.
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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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On females officiating in the NBA -Incompetence should not be confined to one sex.
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We overreached our decision power. Sometimes our decisions have to fit the reality of the outside world.
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My most prized possession was my library card from the Oakland Public Library.
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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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I think what has happened to our basketball team, we’ve been badly distracted. They’re not reading too many positive things in the paper.
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Most people have a harder time letting themselves love than finding someone to love them.
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