On the Jim Rome Show, Boston Celtics great, Bill Russell was his guest. Russ was talking about his new book, ‘Red and Me’, which details his relationship with the late Red Auerbach.
Towards the conclusion of the interview, Russell cut Rome off; “I apologize for interrupting you. Can you do me a favor?” Russell said.
Rome was like, “heck yeah, anything for you.”
“When you introduce me, can you please refer to me as the former captain of the Boston Celtics; That means way more to me then any Hall of Fame or other personal title. That was the most important thing for me.”
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10.14.2009
3.16.2009
BILL RUSSELL: WINNER
BILL RUSSELL:
5 - NBA Most Valuable Player Awards
12 - NBA All-Stars
11 - NBA Championships
2 - NCAA National Championships at San Francisco
1 - Gold Medal at the Summer Olympics
Below Bill Russell talks about how his attitude changed after he'd been overlooked for player of the year honors when he played college basketball at San Francisco.
"It was then and there that I determined, 'If my team wins a championship every year, there's no quarrel anyone can come up with to deny me that. Winning is the only thing I really cared about. I found that when I left my childhood and came into the real world that individual awards were mostly political."
But winning and losing, there are no politics, only numbers. It's the most democratic thing in the world. Your either a winner or a loser, so I decided early in my career that the only really important thing was to try to win every game. The only thing that really mattered was who won -- and there is nothing subjective about that."
5 - NBA Most Valuable Player Awards
12 - NBA All-Stars
11 - NBA Championships
2 - NCAA National Championships at San Francisco
1 - Gold Medal at the Summer Olympics
Below Bill Russell talks about how his attitude changed after he'd been overlooked for player of the year honors when he played college basketball at San Francisco.
"It was then and there that I determined, 'If my team wins a championship every year, there's no quarrel anyone can come up with to deny me that. Winning is the only thing I really cared about. I found that when I left my childhood and came into the real world that individual awards were mostly political."
But winning and losing, there are no politics, only numbers. It's the most democratic thing in the world. Your either a winner or a loser, so I decided early in my career that the only really important thing was to try to win every game. The only thing that really mattered was who won -- and there is nothing subjective about that."
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