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

- Bill Russell

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

- Bill Russell

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

- Bill Russell

If a guy pays you five dollars, you give him seven dollars worth of work.

- Bill Russell

You can do anything you want to do if you want it bad enough

- Bill Russell

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

- Bill Russell

Concentration and mental toughness are the margins of victory.

- Bill Russell

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

- Bill Russell

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

- Bill Russell