Kazemi has to understand that nobody is going to tell him he has to go back to Iran if he misses a shot.
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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That’s what I tried to share in this book, Back From The Dead, the ability to learn, to dream, to hope. In a world that is far too often selling fear and death, I’m selling hope and life and success and that’s why I chose to be part of the Grateful Dead.
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Basketball is one of those rare opportunities where you can make a difference, not only for yourself, but for other people as well.
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Bill Russell was my favorite player of all-time.
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Steve Nash is the most unathletic player in the league.
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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 had the only beard in the Western Hemisphere that made Bob Dylan’s look good.
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I learned a long time ago that minor surgery is when they do operation on someone else, not you.
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Never rank, rate, or compare coaches, children, concerts, or championships or congratulations. Just enjoy them all.
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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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I learned early on the value and the power of music to inspire and to drive me.
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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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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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I’m a fan and a friend, I met them in 1974 when I first joined the NBA and my life has never been he same since. I became the basketball player I was because of the Grateful Dead.
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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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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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