I learned a long time ago that minor surgery is when they do operation on someone else, not you.
BILL WALTON[Music is] so inspirational in terms of making me want to become better.
More Bill Walton Quotes
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When I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven in the age of the romantics
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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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When you intercept the ball with your stomach, that is great defense
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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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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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The only man who can stop Cliff Robinson is Cliff Robinson. The man is unstoppable even at 38.
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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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Anytime you bring Michael Olowokandi on to your team, disaster is soon to follow.
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Bob Dylan, Neil Young, The Beatles, Crosby, Stills & Nash, The Rolling Stones, Carlos Santana. So many of them are still around and still going strong. I go out to see them all the time.
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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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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’m mainstream. Always have been.
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Tracy McGrady is doing things we’ve never seen from anybody – from any planet!
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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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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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