He was raised by his mom and three older sisters. My dad had drive, incredible determination and discipline. They all listened, and they all got better.
He was telling them how to be better players and teammates. Later, you'd see him talking with Tim Duncan, Kobe, KG and D-Wade. He pushed the very best to be even better: Billy Cunningham, Bob McAdoo, Bill Walton and Reggie Miller all learned from him how to elevate their games. With the right personnel, it was unbeatable. He was a basketball genius, a true innovator. He brought Wilt Chamberlain home for dinner. He traveled the world teaching, coaching and broadcasting. He had colorful friends named Cotton and Hubie and Halberstam and Talese. In his public life, he was famous, a Hall of Famer, a world champion. No matter what we say about Jack Ramsay today, it will seem inadequate.
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