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 WALTONA lot of people understand what not saying anything means, so, in effect, not saying anything is really saying a lot.
More Bill Walton Quotes
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I was a skinny, scrawny guy. I stuttered horrendously, couldn’t speak at all. I was a very shy, reserved player and a very shy, reserved person. I found a safe place in life in basketball.
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If you’re living for today, if you’re only dreaming about yesterday, it doesn’t work. You got to know that tomorrow is going to be better. Then you’re on your way.
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During the course of my life, Grateful Dead played all the time. There were constantly concerts you could go to.
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When you intercept the ball with your stomach, that is great defense
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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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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 learned early on the value and the power of music to inspire and to drive me.
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I might be the most injured athlete in the history of sports. I’ve had 31 operations. An endless string of stress fractures.
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I’m mainstream. Always have been.
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When I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven in the age of the romantics
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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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Never rank, rate, or compare coaches, children, concerts, or championships or congratulations. Just enjoy them all.
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If the UCLA teams of the late 1960s and early 1970s were subjected to the kind of scrutiny (other schools) have been, UCLA would probably have to forfeit about eight national championships and be on probation for the next 100 years.
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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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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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