My life changed irrevocably four-and-a-half years ago when my spine failed and collapsed. I spent two years on the floor, in excruciating, debilitating and unrelenting pain.
BILL WALTONI have nothing but respect for the Lakers. So many of their legends shaped who I am as a person and player.
More Bill Walton Quotes
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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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It changes over the course of life, depending on how you’re feeling. There’s this incredible catalog of different songs, so it depends on what you’re hoping for, what your dream is and that song will come on.
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Patrick Ewing used to be much better in every aspect of the game.
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Kazemi has to understand that nobody is going to tell him he has to go back to Iran if he misses a shot.
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The visionof Magic Johnson, the athletisicm of Michael Jordan, the toughness of larry Bird. Dough Christie has it all
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Right now, you know, it’s not about the refs or anything else, it’s about hitting first, getting on the run and never looking back.
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The NCAA is working night and day trying to get Jerry, but no one from the NCAA ever questioned me during my four years at UCLA!
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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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I had the only beard in the Western Hemisphere that made Bob Dylan’s look good.
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Bill Russell was my favorite player of all-time.
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Success at the highest level comes down to one question: Can you decide that your happiness can come from someone else’s success?
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Winning is about having the whole team on the same page.
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Anytime you bring Michael Olowokandi on to your team, disaster is soon to follow.
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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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My bike is my gym, my wheelchair, and my church all in one.
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Doug Christie, what skill, what strenght, what power, what quickness.
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When I’m at a show, I’m yelling and cheering. I’m with those guys [the Grateful Dead].
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I learned a long time ago that minor surgery is when they do operation on someone else, not you.
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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.
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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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I’ve had 36 orthopedic operations, have two fused ankles, my knees, hands and wrists don’t work, I now have a fused spine, other than that, everything is great.
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Life is about growth. People are not perfect when they’re 21 years old.
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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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John Stockton is one of the true marvels, not just of basketball, or in America, but in the history of Western Civilization!
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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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A lot of people understand what not saying anything means, so, in effect, not saying anything is really saying a lot.
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