After I played him for the first time, I said 'Let's see. He's four or five inches taller. He's 40 or 50 pounds heavier. His vertical leap is at least as good as mine. He can get up and down… — Bill Russell Copy Share Image
What distinguishes a great player is his presence. When he goes on to the court, his presence dominates the atmosphere. — Bill Russell Copy Share Image
After the season with the Celtics, he said he wouldn't pitch for the Red Sox for four weeks because it took him that long… — Bill Russell Copy Share Image
We learn to make a shell for ourselves when we are young and then spend the rest of our lives hoping for someone to… — Bill Russell Copy Share Image
My father once told me that anyone who worked for three dollars an hour owed it to himself to put in four dollars' worth… — Bill Russell Copy Share Image
If you can take something to levels that very few other people can reach, then what you're doing becomes art. — Bill Russell Copy Share Image
The last five or six days, I've been running. The last two days, I've been running pretty hard. Everybody's got to be someplace. — Bill Russell Copy Share Image
We overreached our decision power. Sometimes our decisions have to fit the reality of the outside world. — Bill Russell Copy Share Image
The most important measure of how good a game I played was how much better I’d made my teammates play. — Bill Russell Copy Share Image
