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.
BILL WALTONGrowing 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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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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The only man who can stop Cliff Robinson is Cliff Robinson. The man is unstoppable even at 38.
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During the course of my life, Grateful Dead played all the time. There were constantly concerts you could go to.
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I had the only beard in the Western Hemisphere that made Bob Dylan’s look good.
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That’s what makes it so fun to be on a team. You’re sitting at your house, thinking up this wild, crazy stuff as to how it’s going to go, and the other guys are sitting at their houses doing the same thing.
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Bill Russell was my favorite player of all-time.
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I’m a different person today than I was yesterday. I live for the moment and everything that happens in my life changes me.
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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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A lot of people understand what not saying anything means, so, in effect, not saying anything is really saying a lot.
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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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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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Right now, you know, it’s not about the refs or anything else, it’s about hitting first, getting on the run and never looking back.
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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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Mick Jagger is in better shape than far too many NBA players. It’s up in the air whether the same can be said of Keith Richards.
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I was a skinny, scrawny guy. I stuttered horrendously, couldn’t speak at all. I was a very shy, reserved player and a very shy, reserved person. I found a safe place in life in basketball.
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