I’m mainstream. Always have been.
BILL WALTONThere is absolutely no way the best team in the NCAA could even dream of beating the worst team in the NBA? You’re talking about men vs. boys.
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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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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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You don’t win championships by just being normal, by just being average.
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Anytime you bring Michael Olowokandi on to your team, disaster is soon to follow.
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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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But you have to understand, my beard is so nasty. I mean, it’s the only beard in the history of Western civilization that makes Bob Dylan’s beard look good.
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Basketball, Sports, Winning, Average
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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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In basketball, you can be the greatest individual player in the world and still lose every game, because a team will always beat an individual.
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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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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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When you intercept the ball with your stomach, that is great defense
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There is absolutely no way the best team in the NCAA could even dream of beating the worst team in the NBA? You’re talking about men vs. boys.
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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 was a skinny, scrawny guy. I stuttered horrendously, couldn’t speak at all. I was a very shy, reserved player and a very shy, reserved person. I found a safe place in life in basketball.
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