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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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During the course of my life, Grateful Dead played all the time. There were constantly concerts you could go to.
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Concerts Constantly Courses Dead Grateful Player
I’m mainstream. Always have been.
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Always Basketball Mainstream
I learned a long time ago that minor surgery is when they do operation on someone else, not you.
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Get Health Long Well
But you have to understand, my beard is so nasty. I mean, it’s the only beard in the history of Western civilization that makes Bob Dylan’s beard look good.
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Basketball Civilization Mean Nasty
Basketball, Sports, Winning, Average
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Conferences Eastern Player
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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Beating Boys Dream Team
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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Basketball Funny Player
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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Basketball Inspirational Men Quality
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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Fate Guarantees Life Simple
I’ve got my iPod and I’ve got it on shuffle. If I’m not ready for one, I’ll click to the next one. My wife, Lori, and our children, Adam, Nate, Chris, and Luke, will all tell you that when I find one I like it can stay on repeat for weeks on end.
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Children Ipods Shuffle Wife
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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Grateful Grow Up People
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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Climbing Getting Back Hot
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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Bills Else Game People
The joy, the optimism, the teamwork, the experimentation, the exploration, the curiosity. No band has inspired more artwork, no band has inspired more books. No band has ever inspired a more loyal following and I’m involved in all of that stuff.
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Artwork Banf Exploration Inspire Joy More Teamwork
My bike is my gym, my wheelchair, and my church all in one.
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Church Gym Wheelchair
The only man who can stop Cliff Robinson is Cliff Robinson. The man is unstoppable even at 38.
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Cliffs Even Men Unstoppable

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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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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