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.
BILL WALTONWe 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.
More Bill Walton Quotes
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I learned a long time ago that minor surgery is when they do operation on someone else, not you.
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During the course of my life, Grateful Dead played all the time. There were constantly concerts you could go to.
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It’s the most pleasurable experience in the world! When you’re on a great team and you get hot, your teammates milk you dry – they wear you out and there’s nothing like being on a great team.
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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 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 couldn’t imagine not playing basketball. To me, basketball is what life is all about.
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The passions I have in my life are my family, music, books, I’m an avid plant collector, and I love to ride my bike.
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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.
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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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Music is my life. It’s inseparable from anything else that I do.
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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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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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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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Bill Russell was my favorite player of all-time.
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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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