John Stockton is one of the true marvels, not just of basketball, or in America, but in the history of Western Civilization!
BILL WALTONI might be the most injured athlete in the history of sports. I’ve had 31 operations. An endless string of stress fractures.
More Bill Walton Quotes
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The NCAA is working night and day trying to get Jerry, but no one from the NCAA ever questioned me during my four years at UCLA!
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When I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven in the age of the romantics
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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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Life is about growth. People are not perfect when they’re 21 years old.
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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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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 had 36 orthopedic operations, have two fused ankles, my knees, hands and wrists don’t work, I now have a fused spine, other than that, everything is great.
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I couldn’t imagine not playing basketball. To me, basketball is what life is all about.
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When you intercept the ball with your stomach, that is great defense
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I’m a lifelong stutterer.
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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 went to my first show [of the Grateful Dead], got right up front and never left. The incredible excitement, the family, the spirit, the hope, the happiness, all the different things I love and live for in life are there.
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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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Growing up, my parents were very, very strict. And then I went to UCLA with John Wooden, who was just off the charts.
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