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!
BILL WALTONWhere 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?
More Bill Walton Quotes
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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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When you intercept the ball with your stomach, that is great defense
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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’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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You don’t win championships by just being normal, by just being average.
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Winning is about having the whole team on the same page.
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Growing up, my parents were very, very strict. And then I went to UCLA with John Wooden, who was just off the charts.
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I love live music. I love going to the event. And to know them as people and to have seen the Grateful Dead grow up and become who they are is so incredibly special.
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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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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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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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Never rank, rate, or compare coaches, children, concerts, or championships or congratulations. Just enjoy them all.
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The only man who can stop Cliff Robinson is Cliff Robinson. The man is unstoppable even at 38.
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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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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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