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.
BILL RUSSELLThe most important thing to me is the friends that I’ve made.
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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Don’t knock the ball in the stands, keep it in your hands!
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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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The most important thing to me is the friends that I’ve made.
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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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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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Durability is part of what makes a great athlete.
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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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If you really have integrity, there are very few people who can insult you, or honor you.
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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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To 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.
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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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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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If a guy pays you five dollars, you give him seven dollars worth of work.
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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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