Success is a result of consistent practice of winning skills and actions. There is nothing miraculous about the process. There is no luck involved.
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 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 RUSSELLWe overreached our decision power. Sometimes our decisions have to fit the reality of the outside world.
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 RUSSELLThe idea is not to block every shot. The idea is to make your opponent believe that you might block every shot.
BILL RUSSELLThe most important thing to me is the friends that I’ve made.
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 RUSSELLMy most prized possession was my library card from the Oakland Public Library.
BILL RUSSELLThe magic to a great meeting is all of the work that’s done beforehand.
BILL RUSSELLLearning is a daily experience and a lifetime mission. I truly believe in the saying “We work to become, not to acquire.”
BILL RUSSELLI think what has happened to our basketball team, we’ve been badly distracted. They’re not reading too many positive things in the paper.
BILL RUSSELLIf a guy pays you five dollars, you give him seven dollars worth of work.
BILL RUSSELLTo 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.
BILL RUSSELLThe only important statistic is the final score.
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 RUSSELLCreate unselfishness as the most important team attribute.
BILL RUSSELL