The visionof Magic Johnson, the athletisicm of Michael Jordan, the toughness of larry Bird. Dough Christie has it all
BILL WALTONIt 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.
More Bill Walton Quotes
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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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[Peter] Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture” was my first go-to song in terms of getting into the zone and getting ready and then I quickly gravitated to rock and roll music in the mid-’60s with the Grateful Dead,
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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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Tracy McGrady is doing things we’ve never seen from anybody – from any planet!
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I mean, I’m 6-foot-11, I’ve got red hair, freckles, I’m a goofy, nerdy-looking guy, I’ve got a speech impediment-I stutter and stammer all the time-and I’m a Deadhead.
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The joy, the optimism, the teamwork, the experimentation, the exploration, the curiosity. No band has inspired more artwork, no band has inspired more books. No band has ever inspired a more loyal following and I’m involved in all of that stuff.
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I had the only beard in the Western Hemisphere that made Bob Dylan’s look good.
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When you are in unrelenting, excruciating and debilitating pain that never goes away for years on end, your life is over.
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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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The only man who can stop Cliff Robinson is Cliff Robinson. The man is unstoppable even at 38.
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When you find yourself talking about less and less and forgetting the love that you bring, never forget there are things you can replace but others you can not.
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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’m a lifelong stutterer.
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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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