Bill Russell was my favorite player of all-time.
BILL WALTONDuring the course of my life, Grateful Dead played all the time. There were constantly concerts you could go to.
More Bill Walton Quotes
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I had the only beard in the Western Hemisphere that made Bob Dylan’s look good.
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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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That’s what I tried to share in this book, Back From The Dead, the ability to learn, to dream, to hope. In a world that is far too often selling fear and death, I’m selling hope and life and success and that’s why I chose to be part of the Grateful Dead.
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Winning is about having the whole team on the same page.
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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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Never rank, rate, or compare coaches, children, concerts, or championships or congratulations. Just enjoy them all.
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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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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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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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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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I mean, I’m 6-foot-11, I’ve got red hair, freckles, I’m a goofy, nerdy-looking guy, I’ve got a speech impediment-I stutter and stammer all the time-and I’m a Deadhead.
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I can think. I can sleep. I can move. I can ride my bike. I can dream.
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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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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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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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