mike
01-23-2010, 10:00 AM
Imagine: The greatest athletic deal-closer of the twentieth century is celebrated endlessly, his name floating atop every all-time championship list and dropped into every serious debate over who has exerted the greatest influence on their sport, his close personal friendships awash in celebrity, royalty and head-of-state chutzpah. His likeness is iconic, a symbol of championship excellence against which all others in team sport are measured. His legacy as the ultimate bottom line, results-oriented exclamation point is long since secure, the label ‘winner’ perhaps more synonymous with his name than any athlete in history. And yet when Bill Russell – yes, that Bill Russell, the one with the signature laugh and all of those championship rings, many of them coming at the expense of a certain statistical glutton named Wilt Chamberlain – is asked to name the single greatest player he has ever been associated with, the answer comes quickly and without hesitation.
Enjoy the entire Celtic Nation Interview by clicking here: Mr. Clutch: The Sam Jones Interview (http://www.celtic-nation.com/interviews/sam_jones/sam_jones_page1.htm)
Enjoy the entire Celtic Nation Interview by clicking here: Mr. Clutch: The Sam Jones Interview (http://www.celtic-nation.com/interviews/sam_jones/sam_jones_page1.htm)