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RIP, truly a champion and legend. John Havilcek
Ed
A person who asks a question is a fool for 5 minutes the person who never asks is a fool forever.
The worst slaves are those that put the chains on themselves.
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I remember going to Madison to watch the Buckeyes with Havlicek and Lucas play the Badgers. OSU was riding high, but Wisconsin beat them by about twenty points. Only Big Ten game I ever went to.
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Small Game, Deer, Turkey, Bear, Elk....It's what's for dinner.
If you know how many guns you own... you don't own enough.
In God We Trust.
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He was a great player. RIP
Just down the road from The City of Lost Souls in the Land of the Blind.
Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla
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For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: "If a man will not work, he shall not eat."
2 Thessalonians 3:10
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One of the greats.
John Havlicek, a legendary Boston Celtics star behind one of the most famous plays in NBA history, died Thursday at 79, the team announced.
The Hall of Famer's cause of death was not immediately clear, but the Celtics said he died in Jupiter, Florida.
The basketball star was described by the team in a statement as "one of the most accomplished players in Boston Celtics history, and the face of many of the franchise's signature moments."
Havlicek, with the nickname "Hondo" for his resemblance to John Wayne, was known for one of the most iconic plays in league. In the final seconds of the 1965 Eastern Conference final against the Philadelphia 76ers, he stole Hal Green's inbound pass.
He was drafted in the first round in 1962 out of Ohio State — where he helped lead the Buckeyes to the 1960 national championship — by a Celtics team stocked with stars Bill Russell, Bob Cousy, K.C. Jones, Sam Jones, Tom Sanders, Tom Heinsohn and Frank Ramsey.
The legend, described by the Celtics as "kind and considerate, humble and gracious," went on to win eight NBA championships and an NBA Finals MVP award with Boston, setting Celtics career records for points and games.
Havlicek was named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA history, and enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1984. The Celtics said his retired #17 jersey hangs in the rafters of TD Garden, the stadium home to the team.
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
--Pat Parelli
American by birth; Alaskan by choice.
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An exceptional player - in fact, second best 6th man in the NBA at the time, to Billy Cunningham.
Not a real member - just an ordinary guy who appreciates being able to hang around and say something once in awhile.
Happily Trapped In the Past (Thanks, Joe)
Not only a less than minimally educated person, but stupid and out of touch as well.
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^^^^^This in spades^^^^^^ a complete 180 from what is playing in the league currently
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I remember watching him play when I was a kid. RIP
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Hondo was my favorite NBA player back in the day. I tried to pattern my game after his constant "movement" throughout the game on offense. He never stopped running and cutting. He was a nightmare for defensive players trying to cover him. He had to have been in top physical condition throughout his career to keep up that pace. The team said Havlicek's "defining traits as a player were his relentless hustle and wholehearted commitment to team over self."
"All that the South has ever desired was that the Union, as established by our forefathers, should be preserved, and that the government, as originally organized, should be administered in purity and truth." – Robert E. Lee
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RIP Hondo 
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Only saw him play once at the Boston Garden, but was fortunate to see him in several games vs. the Sixers at the Spectrum and also 2 or 3 times at the Providence Civic Center.
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro."
Hunter S. Thompson
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When I was a kid practicing half court-buzzer beaters, I was John Havlicek.
Forgive me my nonsense, as I also forgive the nonsense of those that think they talk sense.
Robert Frost
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When I was a kid practicing half court-buzzer beaters, I was John Havlicek. Or Jerry West.
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro."
Hunter S. Thompson
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When I was a kid practicing half court-buzzer beaters, I was John Havlicek. Or Jerry West. It was before my time, but the Lakers bailing on Minnesota and move to LA was fresh enough that they were the team we loved to hate. My Havlicek buzzer beaters were against Jerry West. 
Forgive me my nonsense, as I also forgive the nonsense of those that think they talk sense.
Robert Frost
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