“Going from Flip to Kev, obviously you don't want to see someone ever lose their job. For me it's probably a little more difficult, because other than Bill Blair, Flip is all I knew.” WantLittlesJobsDifficultLosesBasketballBillsFlipBlair Author:Kevin Garnett
“I had orders from the great Bill Russell. Me and him were talking in Seattle the other day, and he was telling me how rivalries should be. I asked him if he ever disliked anybody he played against, and he told me, 'No, never,' and he told me that I should shake Kobe Bryant's hand and let bygones be bygones and bury the hatchet.” IfsShouldHandsOrderTalkingBasketballBillsShakesRivalrySeattleLakersHatchetBygonesLet Bygones Be Bygones Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“As I look back on the day I signed my professional contract in 1973, I've never gone to sleep wondering if I could pay the bills or take care of my family. That's what basketball has done for me. It's given me the greatest of thrills from high school to college to the Olympics to coaching to broadcasting.” IfsLooksDoneCareSchoolGivenSleepPayWonderGoneCollegeBasketballHigh SchoolMy FamilyBillsTake CareCoachingIf I CouldContractsOlympicsBroadcasting Author:Doug Collins
“Wilt Chamberlain had a great deal to do with the success of the NBA. His dominance, power, demeanor and the rivalry with Bill Russell says it all. He will be sorely missed by myself and everyone in the basketball community. Wilt was a great performer and a great athlete.” CommunityDealsBasketballBillsAthleteNbaPerformersDominanceRivalryDemeanorGreat AthleteChamberlain Author:Red Auerbach
“Bill Russell is one of the great names in basketball, an all-American... and the only athlete to ever win an NCAA Championship, an Olympic Gold Medal, and a professional championship all in the same year-1956...But Bill Russell had this one problem: He threw up before every game.” YearsProblemGamesWinningNamesBasketballAchievementGoldBillsAthleteChampionshipMedalGold MedalsNcaa Author:John Eliot
“Bill Clinton did midnight basketball. He is not looked at by this current generation of Democrats as anywhere near the hero he was back in the nineties.” GenerationsHeroBasketballBillsClintonDemocratCurrentsMidnightCurrent Generation Author:Rush Limbaugh
“Bill Russell helped make my dream a better dream because when you play with the best, you know you have to play your best.” KnowsPlayDreamBasketballBills Author:Wilt Chamberlain
“I would have loved to play against Bill Russell. He was such a force.” PlayForceBasketballBills Author:Tim Duncan