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> [We were so happy to be alive. There was a motel there pretty close. We had a big cup of coffee. Everybody had a room to themselves. But nobody wanted to go to bed. Everybody wanted to stay up and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-hundley/we-were-so-happy-to-be-alive-there-was-a-motel-there-pretty-close-we/)

Rod Hundley

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## More by Rod Hundley

> [My biggest thrill came the night Elgin Baylor and I combined for 73 points at Madison Square Garden. Elgin had 71 of them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-hundley/my-biggest-thrill-came-the-night-elgin-baylor-and-i-combined-for-73/)

Rod Hundley

> [We were so happy to be alive. There was a motel there pretty close. We had a big cup of coffee. Everybody had a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-hundley/we-were-so-happy-to-be-alive-there-was-a-motel-there-pretty-close-we/)

Rod Hundley

> [If we played Boston four-on-four, without Russell, we probably would have won every series. That guy killed us. He's the one who prevented us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-hundley/if-we-played-boston-four-on-four-without-russell-we-probably-would/)

Rod Hundley

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