I think what has happened to our basketball team, we've been badly distracted. They're not reading too many positive things in the… — 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
I think that David Stern is probably the greatest commissioner that any sport has ever had in the history of this country. — Bill Russell Copy Share Image
The idea is not to block every shot. The idea is to make your opponent believe that you might block every shot. — 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
Remember that basketball is a game of habits. If you make the other guy deviate from his habits, you've got him — Bill Russell Copy Share Image
I hope I epitomize the American dream. For I came against long odds, from the ghetto to the very top of my… — Bill Russell Copy Share Image
To me, the most important part of winning is joy. You can win without joy, but winning that’s joyless is like eating… — Bill Russell Copy Share Image
A rebounder, or a shot-blocker for that matter, is always at a disadvantage if he tells himself the only way he can… — Bill Russell Copy Share Image
You got to have the killer instinct. If you do not have it, forget about basketball and go into social psychology or… — Bill Russell Copy Share Image
People say it was the greatest individual rivalry they've ever seen. I agree with that. Let me assure you that if either… — Bill Russell Copy Share Image
“Though I thought Red (Auerbach) wasn't mean enough to (Tommy) Heinsohn it seemed he was too mean to Satch (Sanders) and (Don)… — 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
