I like a lot of other music and listen to a lot of other music, but one of the greatest things about the Grateful Dead is they played all the time.
BILL WALTONNever rank, rate, or compare coaches, children, concerts, or championships or congratulations. Just enjoy them all.
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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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There is absolutely no way the best team in the NCAA could even dream of beating the worst team in the NBA? You’re talking about men vs. boys.
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Yao Ming is the best thing to happen to the NBA in a long time. He is just a beautiful person inside and out. The vision, the creativity, the gentleness of spirit … he has it 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 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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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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I believe in science and evolution. I’ve been to the Grand Canyon.
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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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I had the only beard in the Western Hemisphere that made Bob Dylan’s look good.
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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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Where else but the NBA could people like Bill Russell, Spencer Haywood, Ricky Barry, Dennis Rodman, and Allen Iverson come in and be allowed to be who they are?
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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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What a pathetic play from a pathetic human being.
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If Anthony Johnson ever gets a jumper, who’s going to stop him?
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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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