I started going [Grateful Dead] when I was in high school. I was 15. It was the Summer Of Love.
BILL WALTONWe 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.
More Bill Walton Quotes
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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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I love to play music. I’m terrible at it, but I love learning about it .
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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 had the only beard in the Western Hemisphere that made Bob Dylan’s look good.
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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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You don’t win championships by just being normal, by just being average.
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Never rank, rate, or compare coaches, children, concerts, or championships or congratulations. Just enjoy them all.
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I went to my first show [of the Grateful Dead], got right up front and never left. The incredible excitement, the family, the spirit, the hope, the happiness, all the different things I love and live for in life are there.
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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 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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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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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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Life is about growth. People are not perfect when they’re 21 years old.
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I couldn’t imagine not playing basketball. To me, basketball is what life is all about.
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My bike is my gym, my wheelchair, and my church all in one.
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