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?
BILL WALTONLife is about growth. People are not perfect when they’re 21 years old.
More Bill Walton Quotes
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I’m a lifelong stutterer.
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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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Patrick Ewing used to be much better in every aspect of the game.
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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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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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Winning is about having the whole team on the same page.
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[Music is] so inspirational in terms of making me want to become better.
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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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Anytime you bring Michael Olowokandi on to your team, disaster is soon to follow.
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When you are in unrelenting, excruciating and debilitating pain that never goes away for years on end, your life is over.
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I love to play music. I’m terrible at it, but I love learning about it .
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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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If Anthony Johnson ever gets a jumper, who’s going to stop him?
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Growing up, my parents were very, very strict. And then I went to UCLA with John Wooden, who was just off the charts.
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When you intercept the ball with your stomach, that is great defense
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