Basketball is one of those rare opportunities where you can make a difference, not only for yourself, but for other people as well.
BILL WALTONI grew up in an non-athletic family, where my parents were interested in music, in literature, in education and art.
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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 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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Patrick Ewing used to be much better in every aspect of the game.
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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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When I’m at a show, I’m yelling and cheering. I’m with those guys [the Grateful Dead].
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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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Bill Russell was my favorite player of all-time.
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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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That’s what makes it so fun to be on a team. You’re sitting at your house, thinking up this wild, crazy stuff as to how it’s going to go, and the other guys are sitting at their houses doing the same thing.
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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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My bike is my gym, my wheelchair, and my church all in one.
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Tim Duncan’s foot issue, I think, is a major factor in this year’s playoffs. That’s not the kind of injury that gets better over time playing NBA basketball.
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If the UCLA teams of the late 1960s and early 1970s were subjected to the kind of scrutiny (other schools) have been, UCLA would probably have to forfeit about eight national championships and be on probation for the next 100 years.
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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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When you intercept the ball with your stomach, that is great defense
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