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.
BILL WALTONAnytime you bring Michael Olowokandi on to your team, disaster is soon to follow.
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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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I hate to say anything that may hurt UCLA, but I can’t be quiet when I see what the NCAA is doing to Jerry Tarkanian only because he has a reputation for giving a second chance to many black athletes other coaches have branded as troublemakers.
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The visionof Magic Johnson, the athletisicm of Michael Jordan, the toughness of larry Bird. Dough Christie has it all
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The NCAA is working night and day trying to get Jerry, but no one from the NCAA ever questioned me during my four years at UCLA!
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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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Health is the most critical thing in our life. With your health anything is possible, without it you can’t do anything.
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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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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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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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Life is about growth. People are not perfect when they’re 21 years old.
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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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The only man who can stop Cliff Robinson is Cliff Robinson. The man is unstoppable even at 38.
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When you find yourself talking about less and less and forgetting the love that you bring, never forget there are things you can replace but others you can not.
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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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Yao 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.
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My bike is my gym, my wheelchair, and my church all in one.
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Bob Dylan, Neil Young, The Beatles, Crosby, Stills & Nash, The Rolling Stones, Carlos Santana. So many of them are still around and still going strong. I go out to see them all the time.
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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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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.
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During the course of my life, Grateful Dead played all the time. There were constantly concerts you could go to.
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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 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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Bill Russell was my favorite player of all-time.
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No matter how good you get, there’s always something further out there.
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I started going [Grateful Dead] when I was in high school. I was 15. It was the Summer Of Love.
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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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