The Genius of Bill Russell | Book of Basketball 2.0

Book of Basketball 2.0

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🗓️ 3 March 2020

⏱️ 25 minutes

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What made Bill Russell so great? Was Russell a pioneer, a genius, or both? Why did he mean so much to the 1960s? Why did he walk away after his 11th title and never look back? And why wouldn’t he forgive the city of Boston? In 2012, Bill Simmons flew to Seattle and spent two days with the greatest winner in sports history, hoping to find these answers and more. It ended up being the highlight of his career. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Episode 22 of the Book of Basketball 2.0 podcast.
0:04.0	I'm the ringer podcast network is brought to you by State Farm.
0:07.9	Just like basketball, the game of life is unpredictable.
0:10.6	Talk to a State Farm agent and get a teammate who can help you navigate the unexpected.
0:16.3	You know what's unexpected that we got to the end of 22 episodes this season.
0:20.8	My God, it finally happened.
0:22.3	Get a teammate who can help you navigate the unexpected.
0:25.2	Talk to a State Farm agent.
0:27.2	Today, we're also brought to you by the ringer.com, one of the world's last great websites,
0:31.0	as well as all of the other podcasts on the ringer podcast network,
0:34.4	including the Bill Simmons podcast and the rewatchables podcast, two podcasts that I appear on.
0:40.5	This is the last episode of season one.
0:44.4	My name is Bill Simmons.
0:46.1	This is the Book of Basketball.
0:57.2	You guys playing that, the bar and the gym with that style, and you already feel
1:02.0	positive to you.
1:03.0	Yeah, he's good at you.
1:04.2	Yeah, it's a Book of Basketball.
1:07.2	Yeah, it's a Book of Basketball.
1:10.0	Yeah, it's a Book of Basketball.
1:12.8	Yeah, it's a Book of Basketball.
1:15.6	Yeah.
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