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Bob Cousy quotes: Back then every small town had a gym, and if itseated more than 2,000 then we'd be interested in playing in it.

Back then every small town had a gym, and if itseated more than 2,000 then we'd be interested in playing in it.

Bob Cousy quotes: 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.

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 quotes: Do your best when no one is looking.

Do your best when no one is looking.

Bob Cousy quotes: It also didn't take me long to decide that Tri-Cities wasn't for me, and that I wasn't going to go there to play basketball.

It also didn't take me long to decide that Tri-Cities wasn't for me, and that I wasn't going to go there to play basketball.

Bob Cousy quotes: Race wasn't an issue. My family was French, but Yorkville was a melting pot of races and cultures.

Race wasn't an issue. My family was French, but Yorkville was a melting pot of races and cultures.

Bob Cousy quotes: The MVP award was very satisfying in terms of personal accomplishments, but the championship was the most important thing of all.

The MVP award was very satisfying in terms of personal accomplishments, but the championship was the most important thing of all.

Bob Cousy quotes: The NBA wasn't a big deal at that time, so it wasn't really in my career plans.

The NBA wasn't a big deal at that time, so it wasn't really in my career plans.

Bob Cousy quotes: I won the city scoring championship as a senior.

I won the city scoring championship as a senior.

Bob Cousy quotes: Indiana gets credit for having the most rabid basketball fans in the union, but Maine is a very, very active basketball state.

Indiana gets credit for having the most rabid basketball fans in the union, but Maine is a very, very active basketball state.

Bob Cousy quotes: We ran an up-tempo, transition-style of game at Boston College - very similar to what we ran when I played for Arnold.

We ran an up-tempo, transition-style of game at Boston College - very similar to what we ran when I played for Arnold.

Bob Cousy quotes: But in fairness also to the idea of continuing success, you also have to exploit opportunities.

But in fairness also to the idea of continuing success, you also have to exploit opportunities.

Bob Cousy quotes: But as a coach I wanted to keep things from being too complicated.

But as a coach I wanted to keep things from being too complicated.

Bob Cousy quotes: My family was poor, my father drove a cab for a living, but we felt normal because everybody else was in the same boat.

My family was poor, my father drove a cab for a living, but we felt normal because everybody else was in the same boat.

Bob Cousy quotes: Kerner decided to trade my rights to the Chicago Stags, which sounded better to me than Tri-Cities, but the Stags folded up almost immediately.

Kerner decided to trade my rights to the Chicago Stags, which sounded better to me than Tri-Cities, but the Stags folded up almost immediately.

Bob Cousy quotes: Bob Brannum was my body guard on the court. He was 6'-6 and built like a bulldog.

Bob Brannum was my body guard on the court. He was 6'-6 and built like a bulldog.

Bob Cousy quotes: Russell joined the team in December, 1956, following the Olympics.

Russell joined the team in December, 1956, following the Olympics.

Bob Cousy quotes: French was my first language.

French was my first language.

Bob Cousy quotes: I was the original socially depraved shy ghetto kid.

I was the original socially depraved shy ghetto kid.

Bob Cousy quotes: Cooper was my road roommate, and also happened to be the first African American player drafted by a National Basketball Association team.

Cooper was my road roommate, and also happened to be the first African American player drafted by a National Basketball Association team.

Bob Cousy quotes: We lived in Yorkville until 1940, at which point we moved into the St. Albans neighborhood of Queens.

We lived in Yorkville until 1940, at which point we moved into the St. Albans neighborhood of Queens.

Bob Cousy quotes: We played every night. Sometimes we'd stay overnight after a game, but we'd usually drive on to our next destination.

We played every night. Sometimes we'd stay overnight after a game, but we'd usually drive on to our next destination.

Bob Cousy quotes: My biggest win was getting the meal money bumped from $5 to $7.

My biggest win was getting the meal money bumped from $5 to $7.

Bob Cousy quotes: I had endured six years of frustration so I think winning it all meant more to me than most of the others on the team.

I had endured six years of frustration so I think winning it all meant more to me than most of the others on the team.

Bob Cousy quotes: We had a strong relationship with Walter Brown, and felt that he was the best owner in the league.

We had a strong relationship with Walter Brown, and felt that he was the best owner in the league.

Bob Cousy quotes: We hung out on the streets, played stickball, and did all of the things that other kids did.

We hung out on the streets, played stickball, and did all of the things that other kids did.

Bob Cousy quotes: I grew up in the heart of the Depression.

I grew up in the heart of the Depression.

Bob Cousy quotes: There were riots in just about every game we played with Syracuse.

There were riots in just about every game we played with Syracuse.