Basketball star Bill Russell: Determination on the court – and off
Basketball has recently been burdened with conversations about who is the “greatest of all time,” or the GOAT. William Felton Russell, better known as Bill Russell, who died on Sunday, is an obvious contender, with 11 NBA championships to his name and two NBA titles as player/head coach.
His list of sports accomplishments goes on, but that’s part of the problem. Conversations about GOATs mostly measure the. In Mr. Russell’s case, such an assessment is woefully inadequate.
