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.
BILL WALTONBill Russell was my favorite player of all-time.
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Bill Russell was my favorite player of all-time.
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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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I learned early on the value and the power of music to inspire and to drive me.
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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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There are four pillars to happiness, which is the ultimate goal in life-to be happy. Health is first, family is second, home is third. That safe place where you can go to and regroup, be in a safe place by yourself start over.
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If Anthony Johnson ever gets a jumper, who’s going to stop him?
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Anytime you bring Michael Olowokandi on to your team, disaster is soon to follow.
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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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Life is about growth. People are not perfect when they’re 21 years old.
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The visionof Magic Johnson, the athletisicm of Michael Jordan, the toughness of larry Bird. Dough Christie has it all
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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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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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[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,
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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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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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