<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Boston Globe: "They made their names on the parquet of Boston Garden, amid the majestic brick and plaster of Symphony Hall, or in the labs and lecture halls of Harvard and MIT. Now, 11 highly successful people who achieved prominence in Greater Boston are coming together for the city in the run-up to the Democratic National Convention."</div> Full Article: http://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/ce..._to_dnc_effort/ Interesting read if you have the time. I think the NBA needs to do more of this with their legends. Bringing awareness to their cities and getting involved with the community is a win-win situation. And of course Bill Russell is at the forefront of it. "This city has evolved terrifically and is probably the most progressive city in the country," said Bill Russell, the Boston Celtics legend who was critical of Boston's racial climate during his playing days of the 1950s and 1960s. "This is a good way for the rest of the country to develop a new respect for the city of Boston."
Brain Power <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The list of cochairmen is light on A-list celebrities. But what the group lacks in star power it more than compensates for in brainpower. It includes Nobel Prize-winning scientist Walter Gilbert, African-American studies scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr., world-renowned cancer doctor Judah Folkman, and Tim Berners-Lee, who wrote the "HTTP" computer language -- Hypertext Transfer Protocol -- and is credited as inventing the World Wide Web. From the corporate world, Monster.com CEO Jeff Taylor and Liberty Mutual chairman and chief executive Edmund F. Kelly join former Fidelity manager Peter Lynch -- a veteran of TV commercials -- as cochairmen. Also among the group are Linda Mason, cofounder of the day-care provider company Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Boston Pops conductor Keith Lockhart, and longtime community leader Frieda Garcia.</div> Yep, that's Brain Power alright. I like to see stuff like this and I also like the fact that it's Bill leading the way. He's always been a great ambassador for the city and he never held the racial issues he faced in the 50's against the city, but rather more appropriately, against those who acted in that manner. This is a franshise who had the first Black player and First Black coach. IF that's racist, then I need to go look up racism again.
Russell's a stand up guy, he's been doing things like this for years. I remember last season when Byron Scott called Boston a racist town, with a racist basketball franchise. He also went on saying Boston was a town of drunks and racists when they were the first team ever with a black coach. <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">"Players and wives understand. It's a tough town to play in, a tough arena. The people are crazy, to say the least. "The fans, they're very cruel and they're crazy. They come into the game, a 7 o'clock, 7:30 game, they come into the game pretty juiced up. These guys are drinking. They've had their share of beers already before the game has started, and they can get pretty hostile." When Francesa asked Scott if "Boston is still a backwoods town when dealing with black athletes?" Scott responded, "I think there's a part of that up there. They're not very good fans. You could be a great fan and have a great tradition without being crazy and hostile. I think Sacramento has the best fans in basketball. They don't get outrageous like the fans in Boston." </div> Anyway back on topic, Russell's a great guy. If you've never read his book check it out. <a href="http://www.leadershipnow.com/leadershop/4598-9.html" target="_blank">Russell Rules : 11 Lessons on Leadership from the Twentieth Century's Greatest Winner Bill Russell with David Falkner</a>
