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.
BILL WALTONThere 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.
More Bill Walton Quotes
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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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I learned a long time ago that minor surgery is when they do operation on someone else, not you.
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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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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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When I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven in the age of the romantics
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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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I grew up in a classical music household. My dad is a phenomenal musician who can play any and all instruments, can sight read, can play by ear.
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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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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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Never rank, rate, or compare coaches, children, concerts, or championships or congratulations. Just enjoy them all.
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Kazemi has to understand that nobody is going to tell him he has to go back to Iran if he misses a shot.
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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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My life changed irrevocably four-and-a-half years ago when my spine failed and collapsed. I spent two years on the floor, in excruciating, debilitating and unrelenting pain.
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Success at the highest level comes down to one question: Can you decide that your happiness can come from someone else’s success?
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Music is my life. It’s inseparable from anything else that I do.
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