$Bill Walton Quote - I might be the most injured athlete in the history of sports. I’ve had 31 operations. An endless string of stress fractures.$
$Bill Walton Quote - I might be the most injured athlete in the history of sports. I’ve had 31 operations. An endless string of stress fractures.$
$Bill Walton Quote - I might be the most injured athlete in the history of sports. I’ve had 31 operations. An endless string of stress fractures.$
$Bill Walton Quote - I might be the most injured athlete in the history of sports. I’ve had 31 operations. An endless string of stress fractures.$
$Bill Walton Quote - I might be the most injured athlete in the history of sports. I’ve had 31 operations. An endless string of stress fractures.$
$Bill Walton Quote - I might be the most injured athlete in the history of sports. I’ve had 31 operations. An endless string of stress fractures.$

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I might be the most injured athlete in the history of sports. I’ve had 31 operations. An endless string of stress fractures.

Bill Walton

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.
BILL WALTON

Basketball Country Growing Teamwork
I have nothing but respect for the Lakers. So many of their legends shaped who I am as a person and player.
BILL WALTON

Legends Many Lakers Player Shaped
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.
BILL WALTON

Basketball Foot Freckles Hair Mean
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.
BILL WALTON

Basketball Civilization Mean Nasty
Growing up, my parents were very, very strict. And then I went to UCLA with John Wooden, who was just off the charts.
BILL WALTON

Basketball Grow Up Ucla
Kazemi has to understand that nobody is going to tell him he has to go back to Iran if he misses a shot.
BILL WALTON

Country Missing Shots
Patrick Ewing used to be much better in every aspect of the game.
BILL WALTON

Aspect Games Used
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.
BILL WALTON

Anything Athlete Hate Hurt
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.
BILL WALTON

Inspiration Reflection Soul
Life is about growth. People are not perfect when they’re 21 years old.
BILL WALTON

Basketball Change Years
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.
BILL WALTON

Changing Life Pain Running
Anytime you bring Michael Olowokandi on to your team, disaster is soon to follow.
BILL WALTON

Disaster Follow Team
I love to play music. I’m terrible at it, but I love learning about it .
BILL WALTON

Learning Play Terrible
[Peter] Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture” was my first go-to song in terms of getting into the zone and getting ready and then I quickly gravitated to rock and roll music in the mid-’60s with the Grateful Dead,
BILL WALTON

Getting Grateful Ready Song Strong
No matter how good you get, there’s always something further out there.
BILL WALTON

Basketball Game Matter Something
I’m a lifelong stutterer.
BILL WALTON

Life Lifelong Slutterer