15 Quotes by Bob Cousy
- The MVP award was very satisfying in terms of personal accomplishments, but the championship was the most important thing of all.
- The NBA wasn't a big deal at that time, so it wasn't really in my career plans.
- There were riots in just about every game we played with Syracuse.
- We hung out on the streets, played stickball, and did all of the things that other kids did.
- 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.
- We had a strong relationship with Walter Brown, and felt that he was the best owner in the league.
- My biggest win was getting the meal money bumped from $5 to $7.
- I won the city scoring championship as a senior.
- I was the original socially depraved shy ghetto kid.
- I grew up in the heart of the Depression.
- French was my first language.
- 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.
- But as a coach I wanted to keep things from being too complicated.
- Russell joined the team in December, 1956, following the Olympics.
- Race wasn't an issue. My family was French, but Yorkville was a melting pot of races and cultures.
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