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.
BILL WALTONI learned early on the value and the power of music to inspire and to drive me.
More Bill Walton Quotes
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We can never thank David Stern enough. His vision to use basketball to improve the quality of our lives to make this world a better and saner place, that guy, is the most important man in the history of basketball.
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I’ve got my iPod and I’ve got it on shuffle. If I’m not ready for one, I’ll click to the next one. My wife, Lori, and our children, Adam, Nate, Chris, and Luke, will all tell you that when I find one I like it can stay on repeat for weeks on end.
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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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I mean, I’m 6-foot-11, I’ve got red hair, freckles, I’m a goofy, nerdy-looking guy, I’ve got a speech impediment-I stutter and stammer all the time-and I’m a Deadhead.
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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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Bill Russell was my favorite player of all-time.
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I love to play music. I’m terrible at it, but I love learning about it .
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My life changed irrevocably four-and-a-half years ago when my spine failed and collapsed. I spent two years on the floor, in excruciating, debilitating and unrelenting pain.
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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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When I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven in the age of the romantics
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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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Winning is about having the whole team on the same page.
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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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Being a broadcaster encompasses the business of sport, which is my life today, and it encompasses the skills of being a history student, and the ability of being a performer.
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