I was the original socially depraved shy ghetto kid.

Kerner decided to trade my rights to the Chicago Stags, which sounded better to me than Tri-Cities, but the Stags folded up almost immediately.

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?

Do your best when no one is looking.

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

We lived in Yorkville until 1940, at which point we moved into the St. Albans neighborhood of Queens.

Cooper was my road roommate, and also happened to be the first African American player drafted by a National Basketball Association team.