Life is about growth. People are not perfect when they’re 21 years old.
BILL WALTONYao Ming is the best thing to happen to the NBA in a long time. He is just a beautiful person inside and out. The vision, the creativity, the gentleness of spirit … he has it all.
More Bill Walton Quotes
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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 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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When you intercept the ball with your stomach, that is great defense
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I’m a lifelong stutterer.
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No matter how good you get, there’s always something further out there.
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I grew up in a classical music household. My dad is a phenomenal musician who can play any and all instruments, can sight read, can play by ear.
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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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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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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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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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Tracy McGrady is doing things we’ve never seen from anybody – from any planet!
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I can think. I can sleep. I can move. I can ride my bike. I can dream.
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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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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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