Bob Cousy Quotes

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• The MVP award was very satisfying in terms of personal accomplishments, but the championship was the most important thing of all.
• There were riots in just about every game we played with Syracuse.
• These days I smile benignly at the fights that I see in NBA games. There aren't any broken noses or black eyes, which happened quite…
• We had a strong relationship with Walter Brown, and felt that he was the best owner in the league.
• We hung out on the streets, played stickball, and did all of the things that other kids did.
• We lived in Yorkville until 1940, at which point we moved into the St. Albans neighborhood of Queens.
• We lived in Yorkville, which is located on the East End of Manhattan. It's further east than Hell's Kitchen, and back then it was the…
• We played every night. Sometimes we'd stay overnight after a game, but we'd usually drive on to our next destination.
• We ran an up-tempo, transition-style of game at Boston College - very similar to what we ran when I played for Arnold.
• You have to remember that coaching wasn't sophisticated back then - you didn't have the camps, clinics and all the technical advances that are available…
• I dribbled by the hour with my left hand when I was young. I didn't have full control, but I got so I could move…
• The NBA wasn't a big deal at that time, so it wasn't really in my career plans.
• In whatever sport of field of endeavor you are interested, you should do whatever is necessary to compliment your God-given talent with proper mental preparation…
• Do your best when no one is looking. If you do that, then you can be successful in anything that you put your mind to.

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