Bill Russell’s career highlighted by a lifetime of fighting for civil rights | 2019 ESPYS
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- Опубліковано 21 жов 2024
- Bill Russell, the 2019 ESPYS Arthur Ashe Courage Award recipient, has demonstrated a lifetime of fighting against injustice. Samuel L. Jackson, Barack Obama, Kareem Abdul Jabar and John Thompson Jr. speak about Russell’s acts of courage during the Civil Rights Movement in a feature narrated by Angela Bassett.
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Samuel L Jackson reading this was perfection
Take a seat, Young Skywalker!
@Bradley Tatum Morpheus was Cowboy Curtis, not Mace Windu
He's a total sellout. Works for Cap One who stole ppls homes
Sounds like an amazing book as well
@@dwill6362 absolutely man.
Thank you ESPN.
Your one of the men America needed. Thank you
Bill Russell
We thank *YOU*
You idiots that's not Bill Russell!
R/wooooooooosh
Man screw the fans you'll always be the nba player with the most rings. It's a good thing you didnt stop on your career
Bill Russel is the GOAT in terms of overall contribution to the game. No player has had more impact on what basketball is than Bill Russell
Helped pave the way for sure
THE GOAT IN TERMS OF WINNING. NO ONE WAS EVER BETTER. NO ONE
Jordan couldn't have flew from the free throw line without the sacrifices of Mr. Russell. Certain men stand above trivial matters, these two men were light-years ahead of their time.
Sports / Society 👏🏿🙏🏿 Thank You, forever, Coach
Fact
Props to ESPN for airing truth unfiltered.
Bill Russell was also the first person to win a championship both as a coach/player in the same year!!!
A very worthwhile 2 for 1 special
Thank God for people like bill Russell
This is the kind of history they need to teach in schools
Rest with grace, love, and power. To one of the greatest.
So proud this is done while we still have this treasure
This was incredible and this is why Bill Russell is the GOAT.
King Josiah Michael Jordan is the GOAT
Jose Carranza 11>6 MJ isn’t bigger than Basketball. Bill Russell is.
King Josiah so by your logic , Robert Horry is better than Karl Malone and Charles Barkley? Lol
Jordan > russell
Jose Carranza fuck you
Jose Carranza so what makes mj better than me huh? Horry was a role player dumbass i am the leader the superstar and i won the Championships horry got carried mj was a first round exit before pippen arrived lmao ain’t no goat 6-9 career record lmao
Ladies and Gentlemen this right here is the GOAT. Jordan does not hold a candle to Bill Russell.
dtrix10kc / Jordan spent his career avoiding political issues as well as after his playing career. He chose to make Nike and himself money rather than advocate for equality for his own people.
@@michaelc5019 facts.
Kareem imo.
Defensively, Bill Russell is the GOAT. 50 years later the title still belongs to him. But his impact offensively was very limited compared to MJ, Kareem, LeBron, Shaq, etc. While he wasn't much of a scoring threat, I still think Russell ranks in the top 5 based on defense alone.
Amen to this comment!
Bill won 3 State High School Championships.
2 NCAA National Championships in College.
11 NBA World Championships
1 Olympic Gold Medal
He won 17 championships in his 21 years of total basketball in his life!
Came back to say thank you Mr. Russell 🙏🏽
🌷💐🌷🎈🎈🏀👏🏾👏🏾
Respect legend.
We should be proud of our roots and embrace differences.
I was born in the early 90s long after Bill Russell's playing days, however to me Bill Russell is the greatest player of all time. The impact he had both on and of the court amazes me. Thankfully I have got to see him in person once. He was at a OKC game passing through town.
My son who is 14 years old has watched this piece several times. Now he wants to play like Bill Russell
Bill Russell is the greatest champion of all time! 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Rest in love 🥰
Bill Russell is the GOAT and I won't listen to anyone who says otherwise...
Arc Wobl no. I just respect older players. In the end the only thing that matters is championships.
Randy lol because the truth is too much.
The GOAT clearly is Michael Jordan.
Bill Russell, Kareem, Kobe and MJ are all GOAT's they all deserve to be the same room together without a doubt.
@@runrafarunthebestintheworld Kobe is a GOAT but he ain't even the best at his own position?
Amen
REST IN PEACE LEGEND
Thank you Bill Russell for being a warrior on the court and off the court.
Bill Russell paved the way imma leave at that....
There’s a reason Russ is still here at 85 yrs old. Russ is necessary and needs to be protected at all cost.
I'm going to cry when this man is gone
I’m already crying 😅... What a legendary man !
What a warrior that man was. Rest in peace Bill Russell. Thank you for all you did for civil rights and for equality. A legend on and off the court! 🙏
What an honor it is to know that I attended the same high school as Russell. Mcclymonds, nick named the school of champions.
West oaklands finest.
Russell
Is the MLK
Of the NBA. I proudly rep him as the most influential person the nba has ever seen and I feel blessed that one of early legends stood up for human rights the he did
THE REAL GOAT he dealt with all that bs so much respect
I was not expecting Samuel Jackson but man did I enjoy it. Great video all around
Well i wasnt expecting OBAMA either
Enough is enough!
I have had it with these Nerfherdin Sith Lords in this Nerfherdin Senate!
Talk about the first to break barriers but this man lived up both on and off the court. A great inspiration to all people with humble and pure good character. The greatest winner in any sport of all time.
Jackie and Russell are special
It’s crazy how this legend is still alive and many other nba legends
Bill Russell is a legend 👏
The tough times that he has gone through and helped improving them, for making this place much better for the future generation which many of us may not understand the actual struggle he has gone through. A physical, emotional and a psychological rollercoaster.
Made me cry glad they stood on all there 10 toes during that time and made some out of it 💯💯
Such a legend
You want to talk about the GOAT - The conversation begins and ends here.
Rest in peace Russell. You changed the game.
One of the best NBA players ever, but also a great person. This helps to explain why he was such a great team leader and coach.
Rest in paradise legend🏀
This is coming from a person not of bill Russell's background. This man is so inspirational because he didnt seek anyone's validation or didnt seek acceptance from others. He believed in himself and knew he belonged. That's powerful. Believe in yourself
Greatest champion ever.
Nice that he made it to the 75th celebration
This means as much today as it did in bills time Bill Russell makes me proud to be a fan of a league that gives great people like Bill Russell a voice
All of that power he showed plus eleven championships while being called all those horrible things on the court and even worse off the court in public. What a god
I love Bill Russell man wish I could meet him , his story motivates me to the fullest
Rest in paradise bill Russell and Muhammad Ali the best icons in sports 🙏
To paraphrase: "It's not just enough to see the path [to success], but it is even more important to walk the path...
HE NEEDS HIS OWN FILM ‘ WE NEVER KNEW THE IMPACT HE MADE !!
Go up for Glory
Always made me proud to be from San Francisco, and makes me love being a human
We love you Bill ❤️
As a soon to be 73 yr. old basketball fan I had the pleasure of watching Bill Russell play for the Celtics. I love how many of the 344 comments prior to mine are recognizing Bill Russell the player & more importantly the man. You/WE can add to his legacy by sharing the link to this UA-cam story with everyone you know. Especially parents with kids who love basketball & youth coaches, both male & female so they can share these 10 special minutes with them. PS & YES, BILL RUSSEL is the real G O A T.
BY FAR THE GREATEST WINNER IN THE HISTORY OF PROFESSIONAL SPORTS. 21-0 IN WIN OR GAME HOME GAMES IN HIS CAREER. CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER AND TRUE HERO TO THE PEOPLE.
You are a true humanist--May God bless Bill Russell & everything he stands for--thanks for all you do, Sir!
-The Ofori-Atta Family
Man if I ever get the pleasure of meeting bill I would honestly cry because the things he had to endure not only as a black man but as a player the one place you think you can escape reality that’s at least how I see it. It’s sad that he’s eyes have to see what is happening today
Bull Russell made it right for black athletes to play basketball
Bill the GOAT. Very powerful and emotional tribute.
Beautiful piece.
Bill Russel movie needs to be made
14 teams and 10 spots when he played. Which means only the best players could actually make the team. If you take the Top 140 players and make 14 teams even the worst team would be a “super team”.
Doesn’t mean any of those players were any good bro.. they was ass but that’s fine.. I give it up for those from the past cuz they paved the way but you gotta know what evolution is.. the game was easy and ass then compared to now.. my 47 yr old dad could probably make it in that league right now
a name
Not at all, that means the 140 best players in the world were playing at the same time. The league is much different & rules changed, if teams went backwards they probably wouldn’t be accustomed, but people think whatever era they’re from is what basketball “should” look like. Pretty sure in 50 years when there’s 60 teams and a 4 point line kids will be telling us the same thing. Recency bias is crazy.
That was not the case in the 60’s when the league was growing.
If you did that today, yes every 10 teams would be a super team but in the 60’s no and there was no free agency back then.
Ya saying their was better athletes now ? Who was more athletic than Wilt n Bill beat him 9/10 times. Stop playing MJ wasnt even close n lebron 6'8 260 wilt was 7foot 300 Bill is the best winner n would tear any ones ass any time period fuck out a here your favorite players probably Curry 😂
TellTha Truth dunking was banned because of russel and wilt and Kareem
White players said it was unfair Cuz they can’t dunk so Kareem started doing sky hooks
The fact that people talk about the GOAT between the wars MJ and LeBron when in fact this man battled something more challenging than them both….RACISM and then beat the odds 11x.
Bill russell is the goat and he should be the logo of the NBA no joke
Joke. Wilt Chamberlain is the GOAT. But Bull Russell is a really great person too. He is better than MJ
People should know more about the real goat! Not just about the player, also the personality and his leadership 💪🔥
Bill a real one
I will always remember Mr. Bill Russell.
The man the myth the LEGEND. Bill Russel
Celtic Pride ....Bill Russell One of the best ever....
congratulations on winning the Author Ashe Award.
There is no man I respect more than Bill Russell he is true champion and a true man
Before this wonderful man passes on to the Heavens, former and current players should gather to crown this man GOAT as he deserves this undisputed title while he is here to show respect. Respect to a man who faced social inequality in the 1950’s and 1960’s while winning 11 rings!
Wonderful tribute to such an influential man.
If it was based on rings alone, Bill Russell is the GOAT!
I’d love to see a Bill Russell biopic. I’d watch that movie
I'm trying to find the book but it's out of print and there is only one copy at the Boston Public Library that you have to read there - you can't check it out.
Russell is the truest form of a champion. A champion of civil rights and a champion on the court. Truly the 🐐
Proud to be a Celtics fan knowing what Bill russel did when he was a member of the team! Praise!
Bill Russell. The GOAT. A LIVING ICON. A LIVING LEGEND.
Wilt iz the GOAT. Bill is the second. MJ not even top 5
This was an amazing tribute to the man. Made up for an otherwise boring show. Got me very emotional.
Bill Russell is the real deal.
Thank god for people like this. Legendary!!! 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
bill the GOAT , no last name needed.
Respect Mr. Bill Russell! Paving the way for guys today to stand up and fight against social injustice and police brutality. Salute.
Wait he coached and played at the same time?
Yup. He was the head coach & the starting center at the same time & he won the NBA championship doing that.
Twice.
I love Bill Russell
Bill Russell is a supreme leader of men and such a good person. He was a great player and was a winner. If he played today and had modern technology and medicine he would be a guy would average easily 15, 22, 6, 3 steals and 5 blocks of more!
Bill is an actual legend man
Thank you Bill Russell ✊🏾❤️❤️
The legend deserves it
Incredible human being; successful on every level
This is the most influential UA-cam Video I’ve ever seen
Damn, that was great. Tears in my eyes.
As a whole body of work HE IS THE GREATEST ATHLETE OF ALL TIME.
such an honor that bill russell from my hometown
If rebounds and blocks were recorded stats in the NBA back then than this guy's records would have been untouchable
Wilt u mean
Thank U Mr. Russell!
History don’t lie. Let’s love.
Rest in peace
This was so well done
This is awesome what an incredible person. What an inspiring human being
Phil Jackson, Jerry West, LeBron James, Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Kareem, Bird, Kobe and Shaq should all gather & coordinate a press release announcing to everyone that Bill Russell is the greatest basketball player of all time while this man is still alive! End this charade.
Bill played 21 years of basketball in his entire life and won 17 championships - 3 high school state championships, 2 NCAA National
Championships, 11 NBA world championships and 1 Olympic Gold...for the same country that called him racist hateful words!
After they gather and proclaim him the official GOAT, Adam Silver should emerge and declare his number retired across the entire league.
This man is a living legend who needs cherished!
Wilt is the GOAT. Bill is the second
After watching this. Bill Russel is the best basketball player who ever lived.
Wow. Speechless. Black men Take Note. This is life changing.
this is why he's the greatest ever imo. i take into consideration on and off court
Bill Russell is a winner on and off the court. The stuff Bill Russell witness and done in his lifetime is so amazing. Just hearing about his life so much trumps MJ as a player and person off the court. Bill took a stand and didnt wait until it was safe. That says something about the man. MJ always waits until its safe and then some or wouldnt say nothing at all. I cant believe Russell went down to Medgar Edgers hometown to start a basketball clinic in that racist town..WoW...