I can go on all day about what u meant to me. “Thanku for being a trailblazer, pioneer Thanku for setting the bar, for ur kind words of wisdom, Thanku for that great laugh u had. Over the course of our friendship, he always reminded me about making things better in the Black community.” – Hall of Famer Magic Johnson tweeted. That’s why I admired and loved him so much. “He was one of the first athletes on the front line fighting for social justice, equity, equality, and civil rights.
Bill was a champion unlike any other in the history of team sports – an 11-time NBA champion, including winning eight consecutive titles, a five-time MVP, an Olympic Gold Medalist and the NBA’s first Black head coach.” – the Boston Celtics said in a statement. “To be the greatest champion in your sport, to revolutionize the way the game is played, and to be a societal leader all at once seems unthinkable, but that is who Bill Russell was. “RIP Bill Russell, a giant in every sense of the word – athletic, civil rights, altruistic – the whole lot RIP champ!” – Tennis great Martina Navratilova said on Twitter. Thank you for your words of wisdom.” – Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas said on Twitter. “Rest in peace Bill Russell you were everything we all aspired to be, your winning spirit will live forever my friend.
“Bill Russell is one of the greatest athletes in our history – an all-time champion of champions, and a good man and great American who did everything he could to deliver the promise of America for all Americans.” – President Joe Biden. And on this day, there are generations of Americans who are reflecting on what he meant to them as someone who played for the essential truth that every person is entitled to be treated with dignity and respect. Throughout his life, he forced us to confront hard truths. From a childhood in segregated Louisiana to a career playing on the biggest stages in sports at the height of the Civil Rights Movement, Bill faced the hostility and hate of racism embedded in every part of American life.
“But on the historic day of August 28, 1963, there he was at the steps of the Lincoln Memorial as a towering champion for freedom, equality, and justice as Dr.
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