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.
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.
More Bill Russell Quotes
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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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Success is a result of consistent practice of winning skills and actions. There is nothing miraculous about the process. There is no luck involved.
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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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The magic to a great meeting is all of the work that’s done beforehand.
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If a guy pays you five dollars, you give him seven dollars worth of work.
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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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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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To love someone is nothing, to be loved by someone is something, to love someone who loves you is everything.
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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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Most people have a harder time letting themselves love than finding someone to love them.
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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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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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Commitment separates those who live their dreams from those who live their lives regretting the opportunities they have squandered.
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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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You can do anything you want to do if you want it bad enough.
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