Bill Russell
Bill Russell
William Felton "Bill" Russellis an American retired professional basketball player. Russell played center for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Associationfrom 1956 to 1969. A five-time NBA Most Valuable Player and a twelve-time All-Star, he was the centerpiece of the Celtics dynasty, winning eleven NBA championships during his thirteen-year career. Along with Henri Richard of the National Hockey League's Montreal Canadiens, Russell holds the record for the most championships won by an athlete in a North American sports league...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth12 February 1934
CityWest Monroe, LA
CountryUnited States of America
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.
My most prized possession was my library card from the Oakland Public Library.
If a guy pays you five dollars, you give him seven dollars worth of work.
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.
Concentration and mental toughness are the margins of victory.
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.
Most people have a harder time letting themselves love than finding someone to love them.
The idea is not to block every shot. The idea is to make your opponent believe that you might block every shot.
If you really have integrity, there are very few people who can insult you, or honor you.
To love someone is nothing, to be loved by someone is something, to love someone who loves you is everything
Learning is a daily experience and a lifetime mission. I truly believe in the saying "We work to become, not to acquire."
You can do anything you want to do if you want it bad enough
Commitment separates those who live their dreams from those who live their lives regretting the opportunities they have squandered.
The most important measure of how good a game I played was how much better I’d made my teammates play.