I have nothing but respect for the Lakers. So many of their legends shaped who I am as a person and player.
BILL WALTONBeing 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.
More Bill Walton Quotes
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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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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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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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What a pathetic play from a pathetic human being.
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When you find yourself talking about less and less and forgetting the love that you bring, never forget there are things you can replace but others you can not.
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Anytime you bring Michael Olowokandi on to your team, disaster is soon to follow.
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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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I learned early on the value and the power of music to inspire and to drive me.
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Steve Nash is the most unathletic player in the league.
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Patrick Ewing used to be much better in every aspect of the game.
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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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It’s the most pleasurable experience in the world! When you’re on a great team and you get hot, your teammates milk you dry – they wear you out and there’s nothing like being on a great team.
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That’s what makes it so fun to be on a team. You’re sitting at your house, thinking up this wild, crazy stuff as to how it’s going to go, and the other guys are sitting at their houses doing the same thing.
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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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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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