Bill Russell
Bill Russell
William Felton "Bill" Russellis an American retired professional basketball player. Russell played center for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Associationfrom 1956 to 1969. A five-time NBA Most Valuable Player and a twelve-time All-Star, he was the centerpiece of the Celtics dynasty, winning eleven NBA championships during his thirteen-year career. Along with Henri Richard of the National Hockey League's Montreal Canadiens, Russell holds the record for the most championships won by an athlete in a North American sports league...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth12 February 1934
CityWest Monroe, LA
CountryUnited States of America
Bill Russell quotes about
I've been fortunate to meet and work with a lot of really smart people. The thing that strikes me most about them is how they continue to explore and learn every day. I have tried to apply that approach in my modest career as well.
Heart in champions has to do with the depth of our motivation and how well your mind and body react to pressure - that is, being able to do what you do best under maximum pain and stress.
The only important statistic is the final score.
We couldn't sustain it. And they got a lot of kids that can shoot. We just couldn't close out well enough.
I don't have very many regrets, not because I lived a perfect life but because life is a bunch of rolling hills, not mountains, or speed bumps instead of stop signs, and so you come to a situation and it's neither good or bad, it just is, and what it means to you is what's your take on it. But the second part of the equation is what are you going to do about it. A lot of times I'm completely wrong, but all you do is back up and start over.
I think what has happened to our basketball team, we've been badly distracted. They're not reading too many positive things in the paper.
Don't knock the ball in the stands, keep it in your hands!
Durability is part of what makes a great athlete.
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.
If you can take something to levels that very few other people can reach, then what you're doing becomes art.
The magic to a great meeting is all of the work that's done beforehand.
Create unselfishness as the most important team attribute.
We overreached our decision power. Sometimes our decisions have to fit the reality of the outside world.
We learn to make a shell for ourselves when we are young and then spend the rest of our lives hoping for someone to reach inside and touch us. Just touch us—anything more than that would be too much for us to bear.