[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,
BILL WALTON[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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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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If Anthony Johnson ever gets a jumper, who’s going to stop him?
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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 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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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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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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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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When you intercept the ball with your stomach, that is great defense
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Basketball is one of those rare opportunities where you can make a difference, not only for yourself, but for other people as well.
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In basketball, you can be the greatest individual player in the world and still lose every game, because a team will always beat an individual.
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I’m mainstream. Always have been.
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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 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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When I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven in the age of the romantics
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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.
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