If a guy pays you five dollars, you give him seven dollars worth of work.
BILL RUSSELLTo love someone is nothing, to be loved by someone is something, to love someone who loves you is everything.
More Bill Russell Quotes
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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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Commitment separates those who live their dreams from those who live their lives regretting the opportunities they have squandered.
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Create unselfishness as the most important team attribute.
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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 magic to a great meeting is all of the work that’s done beforehand.
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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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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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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 thing to me is the friends that I’ve made.
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We learn to make a shell for ourselves when we are young and then spend the rest of our lives hoping for someone to reach inside and touch us. Just touch us-anything more than that would be too much for us to bear.
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Concentration and mental toughness are the margins of victory.
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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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Durability is part of what makes a great athlete.
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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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