If you could play, you could play, and that's the way we were. Look after your people. Paul Silas had been in the league for about eight or nine years, and we got him in a trade. That gave me a great, great thrill. What I'm learning now is how to take care of myself.
Loyalty is a two-way street.
All these ballplayers, they all want to play for contenders. You play where you're playing and do the best you can and let things work out. It's like coaches. Grandchildren will wear you out. There's no player today who compares to Bill Russell.