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.
BILL WALTONWhen you intercept the ball with your stomach, that is great defense
More Bill Walton Quotes
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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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[Music is] so inspirational in terms of making me want to become better.
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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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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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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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No matter how good you get, there’s always something further out there.
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I’m a different person today than I was yesterday. I live for the moment and everything that happens in my life changes me.
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Life is about growth. People are not perfect when they’re 21 years old.
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I’m mainstream. Always have been.
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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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I couldn’t imagine not playing basketball. To me, basketball is what life is all about.
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Yao Ming is the best thing to happen to the NBA in a long time. He is just a beautiful person inside and out. The vision, the creativity, the gentleness of spirit … he has it all.
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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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Doug Christie, what skill, what strenght, what power, what quickness.
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No one missed more basketball in the history of NBA than I did. I played 14 seasons, on the roster for 14 years, and I missed more than nine-and-a-half full seasons.
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