Bill Russell

["hironaka@xxxxxxxxx"<hironaka@xxxxxxxxx>]

Last night I saw for the first time the sports century 
documentary on Bill Russell on ESPN Classic. You guys 
have probably seen it a million times, but man, that was 
incredibly moving. I had never seen 95% of that highlight 
footage...there is no question he was a better athlete 
than anybody on the Celtics roster. We could really use a 
6-9 athlete like that, even if he didn't have any of 
Russell's other intangibles.

It was stunning to watch a composed Bob Cousy suddenly 
break down in tears like that (over not helping his 
teammate in dealing with racism). The sheer intensity of 
that scene. He must have recalled a specific painful 
incident. 

And that ending quote about heaven and the Celtics, 
forgettaboutit, I was practically in tears myself. Even 
if I were a lifelong Lakers fan, I'd convert to a Celtics 
fan instantly after watching that Russell documentary. 
That was the most moving sports documentary I've seen, 
which is notable because that ESPN series is known for 
showing the flaws and failings of the athletes alongside 
the sporting triumphs. 


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