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.
BILL WALTONBill Russell was my favorite player of all-time.
More Bill Walton Quotes
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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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When I’m at a show, I’m yelling and cheering. I’m with those guys [the Grateful Dead].
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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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John Stockton is one of the true marvels, not just of basketball, or in America, but in the history of Western Civilization!
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Being a broadcaster encompasses the business of sport, which is my life today, and it encompasses the skills of being a history student, and the ability of being a performer.
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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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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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Tim Duncan’s foot issue, I think, is a major factor in this year’s playoffs. That’s not the kind of injury that gets better over time playing NBA basketball.
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Anytime you bring Michael Olowokandi on to your team, disaster is soon to follow.
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It’s the most pleasurable experience in the world! When you’re on a great team and you get hot, your teammates milk you dry – they wear you out and there’s nothing like being on a great team.
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Winning is about having the whole team on the same page.
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I might be the most injured athlete in the history of sports. I’ve had 31 operations. An endless string of stress fractures.
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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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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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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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