My life changed irrevocably four-and-a-half years ago when my spine failed and collapsed. I spent two years on the floor, in excruciating, debilitating and unrelenting pain.
BILL WALTONHealth is the most critical thing in our life. With your health anything is possible, without it you can’t do anything.
More Bill Walton Quotes
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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.
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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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Bob Dylan, Neil Young, The Beatles, Crosby, Stills & Nash, The Rolling Stones, Carlos Santana. So many of them are still around and still going strong. I go out to see them all the time.
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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 couldn’t imagine not playing basketball. To me, basketball is what life is all about.
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The only man who can stop Cliff Robinson is Cliff Robinson. The man is unstoppable even at 38.
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Basketball, Sports, Winning, Average
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I’ve had 36 orthopedic operations, have two fused ankles, my knees, hands and wrists don’t work, I now have a fused spine, other than that, everything is great.
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The passions I have in my life are my family, music, books, I’m an avid plant collector, and I love to ride my bike.
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When you are in unrelenting, excruciating and debilitating pain that never goes away for years on end, your life is over.
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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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Being a broadcaster encompasses the business of sport, which is my life today, and it encompasses the skills of being a history student, and the ability of being a performer.
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I started going [Grateful Dead] when I was in high school. I was 15. It was the Summer Of Love.
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Success at the highest level comes down to one question: Can you decide that your happiness can come from someone else’s success?
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My bike is my gym, my wheelchair, and my church all in one.
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