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.
BILL WALTONIf 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.
More Bill Walton Quotes
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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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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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No one missed more basketball in the history of NBA than I did. I played 14 seasons, on the roster for 14 years, and I missed more than nine-and-a-half full seasons.
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I grew up in an non-athletic family, where my parents were interested in music, in literature, in education and art.
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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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I mean, I’m 6-foot-11, I’ve got red hair, freckles, I’m a goofy, nerdy-looking guy, I’ve got a speech impediment-I stutter and stammer all the time-and I’m a Deadhead.
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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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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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I’m a lifelong stutterer.
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Winning is about having the whole team on the same page.
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Never rank, rate, or compare coaches, children, concerts, or championships or congratulations. Just enjoy them all.
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My bike is my gym, my wheelchair, and my church all in one.
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I love to play music. I’m terrible at it, but I love learning about it .
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When you intercept the ball with your stomach, that is great defense
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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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I like a lot of other music and listen to a lot of other music, but one of the greatest things about the Grateful Dead is they played all the time.
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Steve Nash is the most unathletic player in the league.
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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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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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The only man who can stop Cliff Robinson is Cliff Robinson. The man is unstoppable even at 38.
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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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[Music is] so inspirational in terms of making me want to become better.
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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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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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That’s what I tried to share in this book, Back From The Dead, the ability to learn, to dream, to hope. In a world that is far too often selling fear and death, I’m selling hope and life and success and that’s why I chose to be part of the Grateful Dead.
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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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