Growing up, my parents were very, very strict. And then I went to UCLA with John Wooden, who was just off the charts.
BILL WALTONMusic is my life. It’s inseparable from anything else that I do.
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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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 had this fantastic collection of Grateful Dead T-shirts and live concert music the band had give me over all these years, decades of material, and when our boys became teenagers they started going through everything and wearing the shirts and listening to the music and that’s what the Grateful Dead is all about.
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When you intercept the ball with your stomach, that is great defense
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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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Right now, you know, it’s not about the refs or anything else, it’s about hitting first, getting on the run and never looking back.
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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?
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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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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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I learned early on the value and the power of music to inspire and to drive me.
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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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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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I believe in science and evolution. I’ve been to the Grand Canyon.
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My bike is my gym, my wheelchair, and my church all in one.
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Patrick Ewing used to be much better in every aspect of the game.
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