When I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven in the age of the romantics
BILL WALTONIf 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.
More Bill Walton Quotes
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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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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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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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Patrick Ewing used to be much better in every aspect of the game.
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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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In basketball, you can be the greatest individual player in the world and still lose every game, because a team will always beat an individual.
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Anytime you bring Michael Olowokandi on to your team, disaster is soon to follow.
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Steve Nash is the most unathletic player in the league.
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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.
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If Anthony Johnson ever gets a jumper, who’s going to stop him?
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I can think. I can sleep. I can move. I can ride my bike. I can dream.
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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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Tracy McGrady is doing things we’ve never seen from anybody – from any planet!
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No matter how good you get, there’s always something further out there.
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