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
Learning is a daily experience and a lifetime mission. I truly believe in the saying "We work to become, not to acquire."
You can do anything you want to do if you want it bad enough
Commitment separates those who live their dreams from those who live their lives regretting the opportunities they have squandered.
The most important measure of how good a game I played was how much better I’d made my teammates play.
Success is a result of consistent practice of winning skills and actions. There is nothing miraculous about the process. There is no luck involved.
If it's proven in a court of law she was wronged, she can sue for millions because this is defamation of character.
Chris Hayes had a great game, just a fantastic game. He did a great job defensively for us too. It was a good win for us. Reedley is a very tough place to play.
We have done her injustice since the word go.
We've put ourselves in the driver's seat, now we've just gotta take care of business.
All of my guys will be working. They'll all be out there over the break.
Once you reach a level communication where you have an exchange of ideas and some shared experiences, then eventually you get to the point where the color of your skin or your background is no longer what you use to describe a person. Now the coach-player relationship has more depth because it's based on more sincere feelings and respect.
We played extremely well. Lamar Burton did a good job of distributing the basketball. Leslie and Ricardo Jenkins hit the boards really hard and we did a good job defensively.
I had signed a letter of intent to go to a college near by home in Pittsburg, Kan., on a basketball scholarship, but Monty and scout John Keenan convinced me to sign with the Dodgers. It was the right move, for sure,
He's such a hard worker. Practice was canceled because of the cold, but he still went over to the course by himself and played.