In whatever sport of field of endeavor you are interested, you should do whatever is necessary to compliment your God-given talent with proper mental preparation so as to do "the best you can." The criterion should be to fully exploit your potential rather than to win at any cost. What more could anyone ever ask of you than to be the best you possibly can?

There were riots in just about every game we played with Syracuse.

My biggest win was getting the meal money bumped from $5 to $7.

Russell joined the team in December, 1956, following the Olympics.

In whatever sport of field of endeavor you are interested, you should do whatever is necessary to compliment your God-given talent with proper mental preparation so as to do "the best you can." The criterion should be to fully exploit your potential rather than to win at any cost. What more could anyone ever ask of you than to be the best you possibly can?

We played every night. Sometimes we'd stay overnight after a game, but we'd usually drive on to our next destination.

I had endured six years of frustration so I think winning it all meant more to me than most of the others on the team.