83 Quotes by Bill Russell

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    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.

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    What's more important than who's going to be the first black manager is who's going to be the first black sports editor of the New York Times.

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    The idea is not to block every shot. The idea is to make your opponent believe that you might block every shot.

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    I think that David Stern is probably the greatest commissioner that any sport has ever had in the history of this country.

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