F&** Bill Russell

[mjbulls23]

lol even after so many years Bill Russel still owning people.

another great rejection by Bill Russell!

[FOYE4MVP]

hes the autograph rejection GOAT. you should know that.

[MaxFly]

Saw him at the suns game tonight and asked him for a pic and he said no.

Who does he think he is? he hasn't been relevant in DECADES.

he should be happy someone from my generation even recognizes his bummy ass!

Rejection... Man, Bill Russel is still playing great defense! Look at the form... look at the grace... look at the athleticism... After he rejected you, he probably walked away with a swagger, didn't he.

In all seriousness, people ask for pictures all the time. Players often get exasperated and aren't as kind as you'd expect them to be. Try to understand it from his point of view.

[kidachi]

he should be happy someone from my generation even recognizes his bummy ass!

you should've said that.. that's a block to the block.

[duncan on U]

**** bence23. Crying about a mutha****a autograph

[pete's montreux]

Like other people have stated, I don't think he ever signed autogaphs.

Tommy Heinsohn said in an NBA show fom the 80's, all the Celtics thought he was a dick when it came to fans and autographs, especially Cousy.

[Detroit]

thats why i don't like famous players, they'll eventually start thinking they're the sh*t

[Da KO King]

Sucks that you got turned away but you need to recognize who you are approaching.

Bill Russell has NEVER done the autograph thing. To think after 50 years of saying NO he's going to change his mind now is a little silly.

[Make It Rain]

LOL. You must have felt like an A$$hole. Shoulda at least said:

You: Hey, Mr. Russell can I have an autograph?

Russell: Hmm. No.

You: Ok. **** you. You're overrated anyway.

Russell: (Flashes his rings)

You: (You steal one and run)

[RainierBeachPoet]

I Seen Hippos and Bill Russell

in his own writings, russ said that he would rather shake a guys hand and chat with him a bit -- this would have some personal meaning

(and in this example, take a picture)

he always said that autographs mean nothing on a personal level and that is why he refused to sing them over the years

how prophetic he was in that today, there are people who ask for autographs just to sell to others for their own financial gain...

[RainierBeachPoet]

ps-- an interesting mlk and russ connection from this morning's arizona republic:

(Bill) Russell spoke with King the day before the march. King wanted him to come on stage, but Russell declined in deference to those who worked with King for years.


Six years after the speech, Russell carried out one of several actions in his life that carried on King's legacy.

Russell's Boston Celtics were in Lexington, Ky., when he went to eat and was told the team hotel restaurant did not serve Blacks. Russell went to his room and booked a flight home, and a few teammates followed.

Last year, the president of Prairie View A&M University said he was a junior high student in Lexington at the time.

"You have no idea what impact you had on my life," he told Russell. "That was the first time the community realized everybody wasn't going to let you treat them how you want. It changed the whole atmosphere."

[El Kabong]

You should have complimented him on his sizzling performance as a crooked judge on Miami Vice. That'd work.

[kidachi]

what would BULLS do?

[El Kabong]

what would BULLS do?

Oh, that'd be awesome.

[Make It Rain]

what would BULLS do?

Too bad BULLS is probably a 4'11 13 year old fat white kid. Bill Russell, out of pity, would probably give him an autograph.