Sourced

• To me, one of the most beautiful things to see is a group of men coordinating their efforts toward a common goal, alternately subordinating and asserting themselves to achieve real teamwork in action. I tried to do that, we all tried to do that, on the Celtics. I think we succeeded
  • http://www.nba.com/history/players/russell_bio.html

• "What do you think of the Chicago Bulls winning three in a row?" -- Russell: "Not much."
  • In perspective, Russell won eight times in the row with the Celtics.
  • http://www.nba.com/encyclopedia/players/bill_russell.html

About Bill Russell

• How much does that guy make a year? It would be to our advantage if we paid him off for five years to get away from us in the rest of this series.
  • Hall-of-Fame player Dolph Schayes
  • http://www.nba.com/encyclopedia/players/bill_russell.html

Unsourced

• Don't knock the ball in the stands, keep it in your hands!
  • Referring to players preferring to swat shots right into the stands to show off instead of intending to make a quick fast break pass