Bob Cousy quotes

The MVP award was very satisfying in terms of personal accomplishments, but the championship was the most important thing of all. (Bob Cousy)
But as a coach I wanted to keep things from being too complicated.
Bob Cousy
I was the original socially depraved shy ghetto kid.
Bob Cousy
People have been killing because of racial differences since the time of Adam and Eve, but in this country racism has been primarily aimed at African Americans.
Bob Cousy
Do your best when no one is looking. If you do that, then you can be successful in anything that you put your mind to.
Bob Cousy
The NBA wasn't a big deal at that time, so it wasn't really in my career plans.
Bob Cousy
I grew up in the heart of the Depression.
Bob Cousy
There were riots in just about every game we played with Syracuse.
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We had a strong relationship with Walter Brown, and felt that he was the best owner in the league.
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We hung out on the streets, played stickball, and did all of the things that other kids did.
Bob Cousy
That seemed to be the case with most of the teams based in the smaller towns - the fans were more rabid, and they wanted to literally kill the opposition. (Bob Cousy)
Russell joined the team in December, 1956, following the Olympics.
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I won the city scoring championship as a senior.
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You have to remember that coaching wasn't sophisticated back then - you didn't have the camps, clinics and all the technical advances that are available today - so from that standpoint, playing with a cast on my arm was a fortunate event in my life.
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My biggest win was getting the meal money bumped from $5 to $7.
Bob Cousy
French was my first language.
Bob Cousy
Race wasn't an issue. My family was French, but Yorkville was a melting pot of races and cultures.
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