Race wasn't an issue. My family was French, but Yorkville was a melting pot of races and cultures. — 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
