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.
BILL WALTONI 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.
More Bill Walton Quotes
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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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My bike is my gym, my wheelchair, and my church all in one.
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Never rank, rate, or compare coaches, children, concerts, or championships or congratulations. Just enjoy them all.
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Tracy McGrady is doing things we’ve never seen from anybody – from any planet!
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Bill Russell was my favorite player of all-time.
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I couldn’t imagine not playing basketball. To me, basketball is what life is all about.
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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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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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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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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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I believe in science and evolution. I’ve been to the Grand Canyon.
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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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When I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven in the age of the romantics
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The great thing about being a broadcaster is you have this incredible responsibility to the people that make it all happen, the people that turn on the television set.
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No matter how good you get, there’s always something further out there.
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