I read Bill Russell's book "Second Wind" in 1979, still on my shelf. I read his book "Red and Me" still on my shelf. Growing up in the 60's a fan of the Cincinnati Royals with Oscar Robertson and Jerry Lucas I hated the Celtics, Eastern Division rivals of the Celtics. His teammates said he was aloof, rarely said anything in practice like he expected them to automatically have the unquenchable desire to win that he had; otherwise what were they doing with the Celtics? Bill Russell was the greatest winner in sports history.