I learned early on the value and the power of music to inspire and to drive me.
BILL WALTONBill Russell was my favorite player of all-time.
More Bill Walton Quotes
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When I’m at a show, I’m yelling and cheering. I’m with those guys [the Grateful Dead].
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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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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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Kazemi has to understand that nobody is going to tell him he has to go back to Iran if he misses a shot.
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When you are in unrelenting, excruciating and debilitating pain that never goes away for years on end, your life is over.
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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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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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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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If you’re living for today, if you’re only dreaming about yesterday, it doesn’t work. You got to know that tomorrow is going to be better. Then you’re on your way.
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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.
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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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Success at the highest level comes down to one question: Can you decide that your happiness can come from someone else’s success?
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Winning is about having the whole team on the same page.
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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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