I hate to say anything that may hurt UCLA, but I can’t be quiet when I see what the NCAA is doing to Jerry Tarkanian only because he has a reputation for giving a second chance to many black athletes other coaches have branded as troublemakers.
BILL WALTONI learned early on the value and the power of music to inspire and to drive me.
More Bill Walton Quotes
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Life is about growth. People are not perfect when they’re 21 years old.
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Winning is about having the whole team on the same page.
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I learned a long time ago that minor surgery is when they do operation on someone else, not you.
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We can never thank David Stern enough. His vision to use basketball to improve the quality of our lives to make this world a better and saner place, that guy, is the most important man in the history of basketball.
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The great thing about being a broadcaster is you have this incredible responsibility to the people that make it all happen, the people that turn on the television set.
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If Anthony Johnson ever gets a jumper, who’s going to stop him?
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I have nothing but respect for the Lakers. So many of their legends shaped who I am as a person and player.
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A lot of people understand what not saying anything means, so, in effect, not saying anything is really saying a lot.
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I mean, I’m 6-foot-11, I’ve got red hair, freckles, I’m a goofy, nerdy-looking guy, I’ve got a speech impediment-I stutter and stammer all the time-and I’m a Deadhead.
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No one missed more basketball in the history of NBA than I did. I played 14 seasons, on the roster for 14 years, and I missed more than nine-and-a-half full seasons.
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If you’re living for today, if you’re only dreaming about yesterday, it doesn’t work. You got to know that tomorrow is going to be better. Then you’re on your way.
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The visionof Magic Johnson, the athletisicm of Michael Jordan, the toughness of larry Bird. Dough Christie has it all
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When I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven in the age of the romantics
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Basketball is one of those rare opportunities where you can make a difference, not only for yourself, but for other people as well.
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I’ve got my iPod and I’ve got it on shuffle. If I’m not ready for one, I’ll click to the next one. My wife, Lori, and our children, Adam, Nate, Chris, and Luke, will all tell you that when I find one I like it can stay on repeat for weeks on end.
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I learned early on the value and the power of music to inspire and to drive me.
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It changes over the course of life, depending on how you’re feeling. There’s this incredible catalog of different songs, so it depends on what you’re hoping for, what your dream is and that song will come on.
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John Stockton is one of the true marvels, not just of basketball, or in America, but in the history of Western Civilization!
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I grew up in an non-athletic family, where my parents were interested in music, in literature, in education and art.
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You don’t win championships by just being normal, by just being average.
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Steve Nash is the most unathletic player in the league.
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But you have to understand, my beard is so nasty. I mean, it’s the only beard in the history of Western civilization that makes Bob Dylan’s beard look good.
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I went to my first show [of the Grateful Dead], got right up front and never left. The incredible excitement, the family, the spirit, the hope, the happiness, all the different things I love and live for in life are there.
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Mick Jagger is in better shape than far too many NBA players. It’s up in the air whether the same can be said of Keith Richards.
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I’m mainstream. Always have been.
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Kevin Garnett is the prototype for the NBA player of the future. He’s already one of the greatest players to have played the game.
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