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Go Up For Glory

William Russell, Bill and McSweeny

Back in print for the first time in decades, Go Up for Glory is the classic 1968 basketball memoir by NBA legend Bill Russell, with a new foreword from the author. From NBA legend Bill Russell, Go Up for Glory is a basketball memoir that transcends time. First published in 1965, this narrative trac...

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Monday Morning Podcast

Bill Burr mentioned a book by Bill Russell, where Russell described how he made his teammates better. Burr also talked about Kobe Bryant potentially reading it and how it could be devastating for Kobe, who he felt hadn't evolved beyond a certain point in his game.

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Bill Russell wrote some book basically describing How he made the guys around him on his team better

— Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 12-17-12

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 12-17-12

Bill Burr mentioned a book by Bill Russell, where Russell described how he made his teammates better. Burr also talked about Kobe Bryant potentially reading it and how it could be devastating for Kobe, who he felt hadn't evolved beyond a certain point in his game.

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Bill Russell wrote some book basically describing How he made the guys around him on his team better

I was reading this Bill Simmons article. It was making me sick to my stomach because I couldn't finish reading it because I think Kobe is reading it

Which would really be devastating Because I don't think Kobe has ever progressed Beyond where Michael Jack Michael Jackson Michael Jordan was in about 1989 When Michael was trying to do it all himself

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