I lived to play basketball. Growing up as a kid, Bill Russell and the Boston Celtics were my favorite team. The way they played, the teamwork, the sacrifice, the commitment, the joy, the camaraderie, the relationship with the fans.
BILL WALTONBill Russell was my favorite player of all-time.
More Bill Walton Quotes
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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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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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You don’t win championships by just being normal, by just being average.
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If Anthony Johnson ever gets a jumper, who’s going to stop him?
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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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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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Never rank, rate, or compare coaches, children, concerts, or championships or congratulations. Just enjoy them 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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During the course of my life, Grateful Dead played all the time. There were constantly concerts you could go to.
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What a pathetic play from a pathetic human being.
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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.
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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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Anytime you bring Michael Olowokandi on to your team, disaster is soon to follow.
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Music is my life. It’s inseparable from anything else that I do.
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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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