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 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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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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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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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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Most people have a harder time letting themselves love than finding someone to love them.
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Friendship is a full-time job.
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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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Don’t knock the ball in the stands, keep it in your hands!
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On females officiating in the NBA -Incompetence should not be confined to one sex.
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The only important statistic is the final score.
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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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I think that David Stern is probably the greatest commissioner that any sport has ever had in the history of this country.
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Create unselfishness as the most important team attribute.
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My most prized possession was my library card from the Oakland Public Library.
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Concentration and mental toughness are the margins of victory.
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