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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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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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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People 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.
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On females officiating in the NBA -Incompetence should not be confined to one sex.
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My 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.
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The most important thing to me is the friends that I’ve made.
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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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To love someone is nothing, to be loved by someone is something, to love someone who loves you is everything.
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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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You can do anything you want to do if you want it bad enough.
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If Shakespeare can compare all of life to a stage, maybe it’s not odd to believe that part of the play can take place on a basketball court.
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What distinguishes a great player is his presence. When he goes on to the court, his presence dominates the atmosphere.
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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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If a guy pays you five dollars, you give him seven dollars worth of work.
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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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