We lived in Yorkville, which is located on the East End of Manhattan. It's further east than Hell's Kitchen, and back then it was the kind of place where the roaches and cockroaches were big enough to carry away small… — Bob Cousy Copy Share Image
I had endured six years of frustration so I think winning it all meant more to me than most of the others on the… — Bob Cousy Copy Share Image
Back then every small town had a gym, and if itseated more than 2,000 then we'd be interested in playing in it. — Bob Cousy Copy Share Image
People have been killing because of racial differences since the time of Adam and Eve, but in this country racism has been primarily aimed… — Bob Cousy Copy Share Image
We hung out on the streets, played stickball, and did all of the things that other kids did. — Bob Cousy Copy Share Image
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. — Bob Cousy Copy Share Image
Do your best when no one is looking. If you do that, then you can be successful in anything that you put your mind… — Bob Cousy Copy Share Image
We played every night. Sometimes we'd stay overnight after a game, but we'd usually drive on to our next destination. — Bob Cousy Copy Share Image
My family was poor, my father drove a cab for a living, but we felt normal because everybody else was in the same boat. — Bob Cousy Copy Share Image
The MVP award was very satisfying in terms of personal accomplishments, but the championship was the most important thing of all. — Bob Cousy Copy Share Image
It also didn't take me long to decide that Tri-Cities wasn't for me, and that I wasn't going to go there to play basketball. — Bob Cousy Copy Share Image
Do your best when no one is looking. If you do that, then you can be successful at anything you put your mind to — Bob Cousy Copy Share Image
