If you really have integrity, there are very few people who can insult you, or honor you.
BILL RUSSELLIf you really have integrity, there are very few people who can insult you, or honor you.
More Bill Russell Quotes
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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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Concentration and mental toughness are the margins of victory.
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Durability is part of what makes a great athlete.
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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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My most prized possession was my library card from the Oakland Public Library.
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The most important thing to me is the friends that I’ve made.
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On females officiating in the NBA -Incompetence should not be confined to one sex.
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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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We overreached our decision power. Sometimes our decisions have to fit the reality of the outside world.
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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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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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The most important measure of how good a game I played was how much better I’d made my teammates play.
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Most people have a harder time letting themselves love than finding someone to love them.
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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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