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.
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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The last five or six days, I’ve been running. The last two days, I’ve been running pretty hard. Everybody’s got to be someplace.
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Create unselfishness as the most important team attribute.
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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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Concentration and mental toughness are the margins of victory.
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The magic to a great meeting is all of the work that’s done beforehand.
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We couldn’t sustain it. And they got a lot of kids that can shoot. We just couldn’t close out well enough.
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On females officiating in the NBA -Incompetence should not be confined to one sex.
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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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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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We overreached our decision power. Sometimes our decisions have to fit the reality of the outside world.
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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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Friendship is a full-time job.
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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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If a guy pays you five dollars, you give him seven dollars worth of work.
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Don’t knock the ball in the stands, keep it in your hands!
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