The magic to a great meeting is all of the work that’s done beforehand.
BILL RUSSELLMy father once told me that anyone who worked for three dollars an hour owed it to himself to put in four dollars’ worth of work.
More Bill Russell Quotes
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Create unselfishness as the most important team attribute.
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Most people have a harder time letting themselves love than finding someone to love them.
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The most important thing to me is the friends that I’ve made.
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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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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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Durability is part of what makes a great athlete.
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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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On females officiating in the NBA -Incompetence should not be confined to one sex.
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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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The 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.
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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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If you really have integrity, there are very few people who can insult you, or honor you.
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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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Don’t knock the ball in the stands, keep it in your hands!
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