Nothing good about being a good loser?

Red Auerbach on the bench next to rookie Bill Russell during a game at the old Boston Garden, Dec. 26, 1956. Bob Cousy can be seen in the background.

“Show me a good loser, and I’ll show you a loser.’’

— Arnold “Red’’ Auerbach (1917-2006), legendary and highly successful head coach (1950-1966), and then general manager, of the Boston Celtics.

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“Part-time information and full-time opinions can be very dangerous.’’

{Even in sports?}

— Chris Berman (born 1955), a sportscaster for ESPN (originally short for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) virtually since ESPN was launched, in 1979, as one of the first major cable-TV networks. It has been based since its founding in Bristol, Conn.

ESPN’s palatial headquarters, in Bristol, Conn.

— Photo by Jkinsocal 

American Clock and Watch Museum, in Bristol, which, like Waterbury, Conn., was a major maker of clocks.

— Photo by John Phelan 

Boston negativity 'sucks'

Rick Pitino in a press conference for the 2013 Final Four when he was head coach at the University of Louisville

“The only thing we can do is work hard, and all the negativity that’s in this town {Boston) sucks.’’

— Rick Pitino (born 1952), basketball coach at colleges (including Providence College) and the NBA (including the New York Knicks and the Boston Celtics.

The Celtics hired him as head coach in 1997. He resigned in 2001, after a 102-146 record.