I lived to play basketball. Growing up as a kid, Bill Russell and the Boston Celtics were my favorite team. The way they played, the teamwork, the sacrifice, the commitment, the joy, the camaraderie, the relationship with the fans.
BILL WALTONI’m a lifelong stutterer.
More Bill Walton Quotes
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Where else but the NBA could people like Bill Russell, Spencer Haywood, Ricky Barry, Dennis Rodman, and Allen Iverson come in and be allowed to be who they are?
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Life is about growth. People are not perfect when they’re 21 years old.
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I have nothing but respect for the Lakers. So many of their legends shaped who I am as a person and player.
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Steve Nash is the most unathletic player in the league.
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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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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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The NCAA is working night and day trying to get Jerry, but no one from the NCAA ever questioned me during my four years at UCLA!
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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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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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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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Doug Christie, what skill, what strenght, what power, what quickness.
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I had the only beard in the Western Hemisphere that made Bob Dylan’s look good.
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Right now, you know, it’s not about the refs or anything else, it’s about hitting first, getting on the run and never looking back.
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If Anthony Johnson ever gets a jumper, who’s going to stop him?
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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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