Golden Days Quotes

“Russell stopped by to congratulate West, and Russell said, “I’m just glad to see this finally happen to him.”
― Jack McCallum, Golden Days: West's Lakers, Steph's Warriors, and the California Dreamers Who Reinvented Basketball

“That’s how pathetic the NBA television contract was at the time. West vs. Robertson and Wilt vs. Kareem…and no TV of any kind.”
― Jack McCallum, Golden Days: West's Lakers, Steph's Warriors, and the California Dreamers Who Reinvented Basketball

“The most oft-repeated quote about Cooke, uttered behind his back, of course, came from Hearn: “He's the only man I've ever known,” Chick would say, “who would like to die in his own arms.”
― Jack McCallum, Golden Days: West's Lakers, Steph's Warriors, and the California Dreamers Who Reinvented Basketball