John Stockton is one of the true marvels, not just of basketball, or in America, but in the history of Western Civilization!
BILL WALTON[Music is] so inspirational in terms of making me want to become better.
More Bill Walton Quotes
-
-
I’m mainstream. Always have been.
BILL WALTON -
A lot of people understand what not saying anything means, so, in effect, not saying anything is really saying a lot.
BILL WALTON -
Never rank, rate, or compare coaches, children, concerts, or championships or congratulations. Just enjoy them all.
BILL WALTON -
Success at the highest level comes down to one question: Can you decide that your happiness can come from someone else’s success?
BILL WALTON -
I started going [Grateful Dead] when I was in high school. I was 15. It was the Summer Of Love.
BILL WALTON -
Doug Christie, what skill, what strenght, what power, what quickness.
BILL WALTON -
Tracy McGrady is doing things we’ve never seen from anybody – from any planet!
BILL WALTON -
What a pathetic play from a pathetic human being.
BILL WALTON -
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 WALTON -
No one missed more basketball in the history of NBA than I did. I played 14 seasons, on the roster for 14 years, and I missed more than nine-and-a-half full seasons.
BILL WALTON -
I went to my first show [of the Grateful Dead], got right up front and never left. The incredible excitement, the family, the spirit, the hope, the happiness, all the different things I love and live for in life are there.
BILL WALTON -
But you have to understand, my beard is so nasty. I mean, it’s the only beard in the history of Western civilization that makes Bob Dylan’s beard look good.
BILL WALTON -
Basketball is one of those rare opportunities where you can make a difference, not only for yourself, but for other people as well.
BILL WALTON -
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.
BILL WALTON -
I have nothing but respect for the Lakers. So many of their legends shaped who I am as a person and player.
BILL WALTON