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Concentration and mental toughness are the margins of victory.

Bill Russell

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Bill Russell
Age: 90
Born: 1934
Born: February 12
Actor
Basketball Coach
Basketball Player
Coach
Monroe
Louisiana
William Felton Russell
William Russell
William Felton Bill Russell
Margins
Concentration
Mental
Basketball
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Toughness
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Commitment separates those who live their dreams from those who live their lives regretting the opportunities they have squandered.
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After I played him for the first time, I said 'Let's see. He's four or five inches taller. He's 40 or 50 pounds heavier. His vertical leap is at least as good as mine. He can get up and down the floor as well as I can. And he's smart. The real problem with all this is I have to show up.
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