We learn to make a shell for ourselves when we are young and then spend the rest of our lives hoping for someone to reach inside and touch us. Just touch us—anything more than that would be too much for us to bear.

“The only important statistic is the final score.”

“To love someone is nothing, to be loved by someone is something, but to be love…”

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“Though I thought Red (Auerbach) wasn't mean enough to (Tommy) Heinsohn it seeme…”