" RTC special first hour. Talking with the the great Hall of Fame Sutter coach part of the Lakers and you know that little -- through channels and seen that movie airplane on again and I'll tell you did you shall we want to have more people give up you'd recognize you for that than than in terms of your play has."

" Especially young people who didn't see me play and don't watch the US PN classic. If you have moving element there. Then got did you come up with a bomb Linear line about a hearing Bob -- there and how did that happen I can't take credit for -- that they'd figure that one."

" Were teasing about -- offensive that's part of the think that you you could play hard and there's different styles and ways to lead. And expressions a mild mannered and cellular on the court but you were you were just as fierce and as competitive right it was a await the way people would read things."

" I think that I don't know because. I don't know what they were reading because I mean the all defensive team ten times in my career. On that's. Most being I did. Something on the influence in the middle."

" Yeah and and they end its like he never got to rebound or better and in those seven I think it just amazes me when we talk about the greatest players of all time I've mentioned this two time and again Korean. No measure -- nobody not Michael Jordan not Magic Johnson there's nobody in the history of the NBA they can match -- an exciting including."

" Things get lost to people focus on certain things and because you do one thing exceptionally well they think that maybe didn't do anything else well. And it's just human nature. And we need people like you remind."

" Well how I have yet also the day and age where we didn't have so many TV channels you didn't have the Internet YouTube to show your highlights and to have your stats out there while you were playing don't you think that would've helped people become more aware of."

" certainly because split let's say if someone like Oscar Robertson. Had his career now and while I mean people would be at all. You know -- they would give him the awesome. Accolades that he deserves for forty -- it because. What -- didn't. You guys and our it's impossible for them to do that they don't have. He's shoving and the skill. Of their physically gifted absolutely -- as much as Oscar -- put his his gamesmanship is his knowledge of the game. Was infantry and compared to them so it influences are different different era."

" Well and that's -- getting an appearance in a movie or two and another and a lot of parts for guys you know seven foot plus but I think it you know -- people who maybe were even basketball fans that at that time what when did you first in terms of your -- dead at what age did you start to sort of people say that you should be playing basketball if you're going to be that --"

" Hmmm I wanted to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers. That's offense. It was short and that's a long strike on the admittedly. I've pitched so well but I didn't have Randy Johnson -- as a role model right. Put them that and that didn't work for. I was in the fifth grade when some guys showed me the room -- my control token and it was because I was always -- doing all the kids my age. But I have to go play -- that would to a three years older and -- I was famous -- them and they were reluctant. More physically events that I wasn't there to strengthen. But Julian. Aggressiveness that. Own words I have mine so to hook shot was the only thing I could shoot that didn't get smashed back into my face. And I've learned to rely on at an early -- action here by the time I was in the eighth grade I could play against high scorer. Could send them home I don't."

" As a as a young guy growing up and obviously people knew about two at a very early age. I guess he only got it could've related -- at that time was Wilt Chamberlain and it did you seek advice when when did you first have a chance to meet Wilt Chamberlain."

" I -- world when I was an integrated. And I met Bill Russell and I was in the ninth grade -- Can you NBA team used to practice and I expose him. Because it was her closely you'll Madison square garden and in return for that we will get free passes to go to see NBA games. And so I got to get these -- the Bill Russell seminars. -- Like real close to the court in Madison Square Garden in watching the Celtics when they would come to New York to play there -- a lot of double headers. So I got to see him play a lot and I certainly learned a lot about the game watching. Bill Russell and also will generally."

" And they had two very different styles and time -- Russell was the consummate team guy words well just came out scored you know -- pointer and a single game that. I mean you could've done the same thing obviously that will was doing net but it seemed just from an early standpoint -- want the other direction why."

" My high school coach Jack Donahue. Emphasize it or watch on Celtics player they've passed the ball the open -- to -- it. That's how you play this game at -- passing game alone and let you -- to -- and everybody goes to the -- abort. And I'm Bruce Bowen and watch the Celtics he would ask reflect hard questions and -- women. How many guys -- so -- Celtics got twenty points. Nobody on Celtics had -- points -- big -- broad team shooting percentage was way high because. The -- ended up in the hands of the guy that was open. And then you have Bill Russell cleaning up mistakes Paul -- for its support. Solo really learned how to play game. That was. Our template things as far as how we wanted to try to play the game and it really served me well when I got two world Collison got to play for John Wooden. I don't wear their personalities different in the way you so -- and and Bill Russell club and bill Russell's was very quiet intense. Individual. What was more outgoing -- he was that the story. Book LeBron James reminds me a lot of well. You just because he's just very outgoing and very approachable. -- state to himself folksy if you threw up before games he was very intense man. And very -- difficult person and know with a group of our first met him the first bear minimum -- our records are. From bill called them up from over army this -- and liberals are going to have to meet meet cute and but do you know that that but I don't Simpson hit. I didn't take it personally but a little bit over the edge for again."

" Actually get to play against Russell he retired the year before you entered the league which he played four years against wilt and and I remember as a kid watching those matchups and Noah and went into his stuff the streak the Lakers met the 33. With the workers got a bomb by your Milwaukee Bucks in that game I remember you dropped 51 time -- well but. Well but how intense was set and and was he jealous and a way that you read assume. The role of the dominant big man in the NBA."

" I don't think world started to dislike me until -- brokers scoring record. And even like it's just that I was -- things go bad things broke -- in the -- soon. Took recording together good article went back -- what brokering. It will and you just go off -- gone -- you rebound and everybody but not ready handle me 'cause he could not stop the sky hook nobody could stop that shot whether it was Ross Drew Coleman and doing. --"

" The other part of it is the longevity I joked about -- but you you've you've played relatively or very effective for a long time. A number of factors hard work obviously you perform in certain certain skill. About what else went went into that where there's certain things that you you know were able to do to maintain that not only that level physically but mentally as well."

" My training regiment really serve me well Obama understood that it's three legs Stewart. Cardiovascular endurance. -- strength training and flexibility so I did a lot of yoga. While I was while I was playing and that that added element really what's so good maintenance of former body. It enabled me to him to leave the game when we're not want to leave there."

" What what would you use as a barometer Steve's a big stats guys whenever we compare players or senators it's it's numbers and things let it be reason awards championships what what what would you use as a barometer to a sense just of how great players career has that."

" I think he agreed to real barometer -- his own. How he fits in with his teammates in and make good team. -- effect greater to have five people working together can achieve more than five individuals. Doing their thing. So -- people have to facility that this is great. It was a great clip on YouTube was called block art and violent Bill Russell. I suggest any high school player that wants to to learn about. Who Bill Russell was it going YouTube and look at block our Bill Russell. And you'll be amazed because you can see how we dominated games people it's a lot of footage you're from Britain has ten days ago with the Celtics. And they put together or it's about five or six minute clip. It's amazing and you can see -- that it was impossible for people to beat the Celtics in the of this because no group scored their Nebraska. He she eliminated. People morning's shoot by an autographed they had to play -- where he was and then take their shot. And it really. He really. It affected every year a team that that the Celtics played against."