[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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More Bill Walton Quotes
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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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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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Basketball, Sports, Winning, Average
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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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Doug Christie, what skill, what strenght, what power, what quickness.
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Yao Ming is the best thing to happen to the NBA in a long time. He is just a beautiful person inside and out. The vision, the creativity, the gentleness of spirit … he has it all.
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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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When I’m at a show, I’m yelling and cheering. I’m with those guys [the Grateful Dead].
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The joy, the optimism, the teamwork, the experimentation, the exploration, the curiosity. No band has inspired more artwork, no band has inspired more books. No band has ever inspired a more loyal following and I’m involved in all of that stuff.
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I was a skinny, scrawny guy. I stuttered horrendously, couldn’t speak at all. I was a very shy, reserved player and a very shy, reserved person. I found a safe place in life in basketball.
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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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When you intercept the ball with your stomach, that is great defense
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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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Life is easy when you’re hot. But what happens when the ball bounces the other way? You just keep getting back up and climbing up.
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Bill Russell was my favorite player of all-time.
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