I hope I epitomize the American dream. For I came against long odds, from the ghetto to the very top of my profession. I was not immediately good at basketball. It did not come easy. It came as the result… — 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
