The most important thing to me is the friends that I’ve made.
BILL RUSSELLThe most important thing to me is the friends that I’ve made.
BILL RUSSELLPeople 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.
BILL RUSSELLSuccess is a result of consistent practice of winning skills and actions. There is nothing miraculous about the process. There is no luck involved.
BILL RUSSELLWe learn to make a shell for ourselves when we are young and then spend the rest of our lives hoping for someone to reach inside and touch us. Just touch us-anything more than that would be too much for us to bear.
BILL RUSSELLHeart 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.
BILL RUSSELLCreate unselfishness as the most important team attribute.
BILL RUSSELLWhat’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.
BILL RUSSELLI think that David Stern is probably the greatest commissioner that any sport has ever had in the history of this country.
BILL RUSSELLThe most important measure of how good a game I played was how much better I’d made my teammates play.
BILL RUSSELLThe only important statistic is the final score.
BILL RUSSELLIf you really have integrity, there are very few people who can insult you, or honor you.
BILL RUSSELLThe 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.
BILL RUSSELLOn females officiating in the NBA -Incompetence should not be confined to one sex.
BILL RUSSELLThe magic to a great meeting is all of the work that’s done beforehand.
BILL RUSSELLYou can do anything you want to do if you want it bad enough.
BILL RUSSELLLearning is a daily experience and a lifetime mission. I truly believe in the saying “We work to become, not to acquire.”
BILL RUSSELL