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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.

Bill Russell

The idea is not to block every shot. The idea is to make your opponent believe that you might block every shot.
BILL RUSSELL

Believe Block Ideas Opponent Yourself
I think that David Stern is probably the greatest commissioner that any sport has ever had in the history of this country.
BILL RUSSELL

Commission Country Greatness Thinking
I think what has happened to our basketball team, we’ve been badly distracted. They’re not reading too many positive things in the paper.
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Paper Positive Team Thinking
Remember that basketball is a game of habits. If you make the other guy deviate from his habits, you’ve got him.
BILL RUSSELL

Game Habit Himself Remember Yourself
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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Compare Life Play Stage
Durability is part of what makes a great athlete.
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Athlete Durability Endurance Greatness Inspirational One Liner
My most prized possession was my library card from the Oakland Public Library.
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Library Myself Possession Prize
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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Children Close Enough Sustainable
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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Forever Greatness People Player Rivalry
The most important thing to me is the friends that I’ve made.
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Friendship Important Myself
Friendship is a full-time job.
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Friendship Job One Liner Time
To love someone is nothing, to be loved by someone is something, to love someone who loves you is everything.
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Feeling True
Don’t knock the ball in the stands, keep it in your hands!
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Hands Stand Yourself
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 RUSSELL

Career Fortunate Learning Myself People Smart Work
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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Champion Heart Motivational Pain Stress
The only important statistic is the final score.
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Final Importance Score Statistics

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