I had the only beard in the Western Hemisphere that made Bob Dylan’s look good.
BILL WALTONI 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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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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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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[Music is] so inspirational in terms of making me want to become better.
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When you intercept the ball with your stomach, that is great defense
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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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Mick Jagger is in better shape than far too many NBA players. It’s up in the air whether the same can be said of Keith Richards.
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I’m mainstream. Always have been.
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Anytime you bring Michael Olowokandi on to your team, disaster is soon to follow.
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When I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven in the age of the romantics
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Steve Nash is the most unathletic player in the league.
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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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I couldn’t imagine not playing basketball. To me, basketball is what life is all about.
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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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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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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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