Where else but the NBA could people like Bill Russell, Spencer Haywood, Ricky Barry, Dennis Rodman, and Allen Iverson come in and be allowed to be who they are?
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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I couldn’t imagine not playing basketball. To me, basketball is what life is all about.
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The visionof Magic Johnson, the athletisicm of Michael Jordan, the toughness of larry Bird. Dough Christie has it all
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I’m a fan and a friend, I met them in 1974 when I first joined the NBA and my life has never been he same since. I became the basketball player I was because of the Grateful Dead.
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There are four pillars to happiness, which is the ultimate goal in life-to be happy. Health is first, family is second, home is third. That safe place where you can go to and regroup, be in a safe place by yourself start over.
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My bike is my gym, my wheelchair, and my church all in one.
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There are no guarantees in life. The simple twists of fate and the breaks of the game are the two maxims that define so much of the success and failure in life.
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I lived to play basketball. Growing up as a kid, Bill Russell and the Boston Celtics were my favorite team. The way they played, the teamwork, the sacrifice, the commitment, the joy, the camaraderie, the relationship with the fans.
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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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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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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 learned a long time ago that minor surgery is when they do operation on someone else, not you.
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Basketball, Sports, Winning, Average
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Health is the most critical thing in our life. With your health anything is possible, without it you can’t do anything.
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I have nothing but respect for the Lakers. So many of their legends shaped who I am as a person and player.
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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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