I had the only beard in the Western Hemisphere that made Bob Dylan’s look good.
BILL WALTONWhen I’m at a show, I’m yelling and cheering. I’m with those guys [the Grateful Dead].
More Bill Walton Quotes
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Health is the most critical thing in our life. With your health anything is possible, without it you can’t do anything.
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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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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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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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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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I learned early on the value and the power of music to inspire and to drive me.
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There are no guarantees in life. The simple twists of fate and the breaks of the game are the two maxims that define so much of the success and failure in life.
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You don’t win championships by just being normal, by just being average.
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Tracy McGrady is doing things we’ve never seen from anybody – from any planet!
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There is absolutely no way the best team in the NCAA could even dream of beating the worst team in the NBA? You’re talking about men vs. boys.
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Life is about growth. People are not perfect when they’re 21 years old.
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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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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’m mainstream. Always have been.
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I love live music. I love going to the event. And to know them as people and to have seen the Grateful Dead grow up and become who they are is so incredibly special.
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