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.
BILL WALTONJohn 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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I grew up in a classical music household. My dad is a phenomenal musician who can play any and all instruments, can sight read, can play by ear.
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I hate to say anything that may hurt UCLA, but I can’t be quiet when I see what the NCAA is doing to Jerry Tarkanian only because he has a reputation for giving a second chance to many black athletes other coaches have branded as troublemakers.
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When I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven in the age of the romantics
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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 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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Kevin Garnett is the prototype for the NBA player of the future. He’s already one of the greatest players to have played the game.
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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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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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Winning is about having the whole team on the same page.
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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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There are four pillars to happiness, which is the ultimate goal in life-to be happy. Health is first, family is second, home is third. That safe place where you can go to and regroup, be in a safe place by yourself start over.
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That’s what makes it so fun to be on a team. You’re sitting at your house, thinking up this wild, crazy stuff as to how it’s going to go, and the other guys are sitting at their houses doing the same thing.
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Kazemi has to understand that nobody is going to tell him he has to go back to Iran if he misses a shot.
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I’ve had 36 orthopedic operations, have two fused ankles, my knees, hands and wrists don’t work, I now have a fused spine, other than that, everything is great.
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[Music is] so inspirational in terms of making me want to become better.
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