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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.

Bill Walton

I can think. I can sleep. I can move. I can ride my bike. I can dream.
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Dream Move Moving Sleep
No matter how good you get, there’s always something further out there.
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Basketball Game Matter Something
The passions I have in my life are my family, music, books, I’m an avid plant collector, and I love to ride my bike.
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Avid Book Collector Passion
[Peter] Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture” was my first go-to song in terms of getting into the zone and getting ready and then I quickly gravitated to rock and roll music in the mid-’60s with the Grateful Dead,
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Getting Grateful Ready Song Strong
When I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven in the age of the romantics
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Age Romantic Thinking
[Music is] so inspirational in terms of making me want to become better.
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Inspiration Music Term Want
You don’t win championships by just being normal, by just being average.
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Basketball Sports Winning
What a pathetic play from a pathetic human being.
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Funny Pathetic Play
When I’m at a show, I’m yelling and cheering. I’m with those guys [the Grateful Dead].
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Cheer Grateful Yelling
Life is about growth. People are not perfect when they’re 21 years old.
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Basketball Change Years
I grew up in an non-athletic family, where my parents were interested in music, in literature, in education and art.
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Art Athletic Literature Parent
Music is critical in our lives and culture. It’s the inspiration that drives us. It’s also the window to our souls. It’s a reflection as to who we are, what we stand for and where we’re going.
BILL WALTON

Inspiration Reflection Soul
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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Grateful Listen Music Other
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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Anything Athlete Hate Hurt
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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Basketball Inspirational Opportunity
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.
BILL WALTON

Book Dream Grateful

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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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