Bill Russell

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

My father once told me that anyone who worked for three dollars an hour owed it to himself to put in four dollars' worth of work.

The most important measure of how good a game I played was how much better I’d made my teammates play.

Commitment separates those who live their dreams from those who live their lives regretting the opportunities they have squandered.

People say it was the greatest individual rivalry they've ever seen. I agree with that. Let me assure you that if either Wilt's or Russ' coach had ever told one of them he couldn't guard the other guy, he would have lost that player forever.

To me, the most important part of winning is joy. You can win without joy, but winning that’s joyless is like eating in a four-star restaurant when you’re not hungry. Joy is a current of energy in your body, like chlorophyll or sunlight, that fills you up and makes you naturally want to do your best.

Concentration and mental toughness are the margins of victory.

Success is a result of consistent practice of winning skills and actions. There is nothing miraculous about the process. There is no luck involved.

To love someone is nothing, to be loved by someone is something, to love someone who loves you is everything.

If you really have integrity, there are very few people who can insult you, or honor you.

Remember that basketball is a game of habits. If you make the other guy deviate from his habits, you've got him

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.