"Professional athletes are not paid to play, they're paid to WIN." - Bill Russell
Bill Russell passed quietly at age 88. Having someone pass at age 88 should not be surprising but this news did come unexpected. Think I was deluded into thinking Bill Russell was an iconic fixture that would always be there. A lot will be made of the fact that Russell was the greatest winner in team sport history. One stat always blew me away - Russell was 10-0 in win or go home game 7's in his career. At 10-0 there's no way that's a fluke. The man just refused to lose.
Russell was also the first black head coach in North American pro sports history - an accomplishment that should get more attention. I have to think Mr. Russell knew the end was near. Last summer he auctioned off much of his memorabilia.
"If you take a job and they pay you five dollars a day, give them seven dollars a day worth of work." - Bill Russell
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