I have nothing but respect for the Lakers. So many of their legends shaped who I am as a person and player.
BILL WALTONI couldn’t imagine not playing basketball. To me, basketball is what life is all about.
More Bill Walton Quotes
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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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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.
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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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My bike is my gym, my wheelchair, and my church all in one.
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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.
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Tracy McGrady is doing things we’ve never seen from anybody – from any planet!
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It changes over the course of life, depending on how you’re feeling. There’s this incredible catalog of different songs, so it depends on what you’re hoping for, what your dream is and that song will come on.
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I’ve got my iPod and I’ve got it on shuffle. If I’m not ready for one, I’ll click to the next one. My wife, Lori, and our children, Adam, Nate, Chris, and Luke, will all tell you that when I find one I like it can stay on repeat for weeks on end.
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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.
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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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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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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.
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The great thing about being a broadcaster is you have this incredible responsibility to the people that make it all happen, the people that turn on the television set.
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When you intercept the ball with your stomach, that is great defense
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There is absolutely no way the best team in the NCAA could even dream of beating the worst team in the NBA? You’re talking about men vs. boys.
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