If Anthony Johnson ever gets a jumper, who’s going to stop him?
BILL WALTONKazemi has to understand that nobody is going to tell him he has to go back to Iran if he misses a shot.
More Bill Walton Quotes
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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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I grew up in a classical music household. My dad is a phenomenal musician who can play any and all instruments, can sight read, can play by ear.
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No matter how good you get, there’s always something further out there.
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Patrick Ewing used to be much better in every aspect of the game.
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[Peter] Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture” was my first go-to song in terms of getting into the zone and getting ready and then I quickly gravitated to rock and roll music in the mid-’60s with the Grateful Dead,
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If the UCLA teams of the late 1960s and early 1970s were subjected to the kind of scrutiny (other schools) have been, UCLA would probably have to forfeit about eight national championships and be on probation for the next 100 years.
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The NCAA is working night and day trying to get Jerry, but no one from the NCAA ever questioned me during my four years at UCLA!
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When I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven in the age of the romantics
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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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When you intercept the ball with your stomach, that is great defense
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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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Growing up, my parents were very, very strict. And then I went to UCLA with John Wooden, who was just off the charts.
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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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Life is about growth. People are not perfect when they’re 21 years old.
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I couldn’t imagine not playing basketball. To me, basketball is what life is all about.
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