Bob Cousy
Bob Cousy
Robert Joseph "Bob" Cousyis an American retired professional basketball player. Cousy played point guard with the Boston Celtics from 1950 to 1963 and briefly with the Cincinnati Royals in the 1969–70 season. Cousy first demonstrated his basketball abilities while playing for his high school varsity team in his junior year. He obtained a scholarship to the College of the Holy Cross, where he led the Crusaders to berths in the 1948 NCAA Tournament and 1950 NCAA Tournament and was named...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth9 August 1928
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
I was literally fabricated over in France and born about six months after the boat landed at Ellis Island. This was the heart of the Depression. For the first 12 years of my life we lived in a terrible ghetto on the East River.
But in fairness also to the idea of continuing success, you also have to exploit opportunities.
Every jock gets up and tells the world how lucky he is. But I feel that I may be the luckiest one of all in terms of timing and being at the right place at the right moment-even though, for the last 30 years, I was told I was born 20 years too soon, for obvious reasons.
In whatever sport of field of endeavor you are interested, you should do whatever is necessary to compliment your God-given talent with proper mental preparation so as to do "the best you can." The criterion should be to fully exploit your potential rather than to win at any cost. What more could anyone ever ask of you than to be the best you possibly can?
Sports create a bond between comtemporaries that lasts a lifetime. It also gives your life structure, discipline and a genuine, sincere, pure fulfillment that few other areas of endeavor provide.
My biggest win was getting the meal money bumped from $5 to $7.
That seemed to be the case with most of the teams based in the smaller towns - the fans were more rabid, and they wanted to literally kill the opposition.
French was my first language.
We had a strong relationship with Walter Brown, and felt that he was the best owner in the league.
I grew up in the heart of the Depression.
There were riots in just about every game we played with Syracuse.
The MVP award was very satisfying in terms of personal accomplishments, but the championship was the most important thing of all.
I had endured six years of frustration so I think winning it all meant more to me than most of the others on the team.
Kerner decided to trade my rights to the Chicago Stags, which sounded better to me than Tri-Cities, but the Stags folded up almost immediately.