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 WALTONBill Russell was my favorite player of all-time.
More Bill Walton Quotes
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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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[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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I can think. I can sleep. I can move. I can ride my bike. I can dream.
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Tim Duncan’s foot issue, I think, is a major factor in this year’s playoffs. That’s not the kind of injury that gets better over time playing NBA basketball.
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My bike is my gym, my wheelchair, and my church all in one.
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Doug Christie, what skill, what strenght, what power, what quickness.
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I might be the most injured athlete in the history of sports. I’ve had 31 operations. An endless string of stress fractures.
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I’m a different person today than I was yesterday. I live for the moment and everything that happens in my life changes me.
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I believe in science and evolution. I’ve been to the Grand Canyon.
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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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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’m at a show, I’m yelling and cheering. I’m with those guys [the Grateful Dead].
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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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Music is critical in our lives and culture. It’s the inspiration that drives us. It’s also the window to our souls. It’s a reflection as to who we are, what we stand for and where we’re going.
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Bill Russell was my favorite player of all-time.
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