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.
BILL WALTONThat’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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The visionof Magic Johnson, the athletisicm of Michael Jordan, the toughness of larry Bird. Dough Christie has it all
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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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During the course of my life, Grateful Dead played all the time. There were constantly concerts you could go to.
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Anytime you bring Michael Olowokandi on to your team, disaster is soon to follow.
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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’m a lifelong stutterer.
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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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I love to play music. I’m terrible at it, but I love learning about it .
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Winning is about having the whole team on the same page.
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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’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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I learned early on the value and the power of music to inspire and to drive me.
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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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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 grew up in an non-athletic family, where my parents were interested in music, in literature, in education and art.
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