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.
BILL WALTONBasketball is one of those rare opportunities where you can make a difference, not only for yourself, but for other people as well.
More Bill Walton Quotes
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Tracy McGrady is doing things we’ve never seen from anybody – from any planet!
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When you intercept the ball with your stomach, that is great defense
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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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Success at the highest level comes down to one question: Can you decide that your happiness can come from someone else’s success?
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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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If Anthony Johnson ever gets a jumper, who’s going to stop him?
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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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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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When you are in unrelenting, excruciating and debilitating pain that never goes away for years on end, your life is over.
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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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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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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 love to play music. I’m terrible at it, but I love learning about it .
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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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The joy, the optimism, the teamwork, the experimentation, the exploration, the curiosity. No band has inspired more artwork, no band has inspired more books. No band has ever inspired a more loyal following and I’m involved in all of that stuff.
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Doug Christie, what skill, what strenght, what power, what quickness.
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The passions I have in my life are my family, music, books, I’m an avid plant collector, and I love to ride my bike.
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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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Never rank, rate, or compare coaches, children, concerts, or championships or congratulations. Just enjoy them all.
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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’m a lifelong stutterer.
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Steve Nash is the most unathletic player in the league.
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Life is easy when you’re hot. But what happens when the ball bounces the other way? You just keep getting back up and climbing up.
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When I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven in the age of the romantics
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What a pathetic play from a pathetic human being.
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I have nothing but respect for the Lakers. So many of their legends shaped who I am as a person and player.
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