Don’t knock the ball in the stands, keep it in your hands!
BILL RUSSELLThe magic to a great meeting is all of the work that’s done beforehand.
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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The only important statistic is the final score.
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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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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 you can take something to levels that very few other people can reach, then what you’re doing becomes art.
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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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If you really have integrity, there are very few people who can insult you, or honor you.
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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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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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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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You can do anything you want to do if you want it bad enough.
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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 most important measure of how good a game I played was how much better I’d made my teammates play.
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