Race wasn't an issue. My family was French, but Yorkville was a melting pot of races and cultures.
Bob Cousy

French was my first language.
Bob Cousy

I grew up in the heart of the Depression.
Bob Cousy

You have to remember that coaching wasn't sophisticated back then - you didn't have the camps, clinics and all the technical advances that are available today - so from that standpoint, playing with a cast on my arm was a fortunate event in my life.
Bob Cousy

Do your best when no one is looking. If you do that, then you can be successful in anything that you put your mind to.
Bob Cousy

People have been killing because of racial differences since the time of Adam and Eve, but in this country racism has been primarily aimed at African Americans.
Bob Cousy

I won the city scoring championship as a senior.
Bob Cousy

That seemed to be the case with most of the teams based in the smaller towns - the fans were more rabid, and they wanted to literally kill the opposition.
Bob Cousy