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I had the only beard in the Western Hemisphere that made Bob Dylan's look good.
Bill Walton Quotes: I had the only beard
I'm a lifelong stutterer.
Bill Walton Quotes: I'm a lifelong stutterer.
When you are in unrelenting, excruciating and debilitating pain that never goes away for years on end, your life is over.
Bill Walton Quotes: When you are in unrelenting,
The only man who can stop Cliff Robinson is Cliff Robinson. The man is unstoppable even at 38.
Bill Walton Quotes: The only man who can
Winning is about having the whole team on the same page.
Bill Walton Quotes: Winning is about having the
No matter how good you get, there's always something further out there.
Bill Walton Quotes: No matter how good you
My bike is my gym, my wheelchair and my church all in one. I'd like to ride my bike all day long but I've got this thing called a job that keeps getting in the way.
Bill Walton Quotes: My bike is my gym,
I couldn't imagine not playing basketball. To me, basketball is what life is all about.
Bill Walton Quotes: I couldn't imagine not playing
Why is Scottie Pippen taking a charge? Taking a charge is for people with no game!
Bill Walton Quotes: Why is Scottie Pippen taking
I can think. I can sleep. I can move. I can ride my bike. I can dream.
Bill Walton Quotes: I can think. I can
What a pathetic play from a pathetic human being.
Bill Walton Quotes: What a pathetic play from
Never forget - happiness ends when selfishness begins.
Bill Walton Quotes: Never forget - happiness ends
Kenyon Martin is the 2nd best player in the Eastern Conference.
Bill Walton Quotes: Kenyon Martin is the 2nd
If Anthony Johnson ever gets a jumper, who's going to stop him?
Bill Walton Quotes: If Anthony Johnson ever gets
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.
Bill Walton Quotes: If you're living for today,
I was a skinny, scrawny guy. I stuttered horrendously, couldn't speak at all. I was a very shy, reserved player and a very shy, reserved person. I found a safe place in life in basketball.
Bill Walton Quotes: I was a skinny, scrawny
I might be the most injured athlete in the history of sports. I've had 31 operations. An endless string of stress fractures.
Bill Walton Quotes: I might be the most
There are no guarantees in life. The simple twists of fate and the breaks of the game are the two maxims that define so much of the success and failure in life.
Bill Walton Quotes: There are no guarantees in
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. 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 Walton Quotes: I hate to say anything
Growing up, my parents were very, very strict. And then I went to UCLA with John Wooden, who was just off the charts.
Bill Walton Quotes: Growing up, my parents were
Without question, no hesitation, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was the best player I ever played against.
Bill Walton Quotes: Without question, no hesitation, Kareem
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.
Bill Walton Quotes: We can never thank David
Life is about growth. People are not perfect when they're 21 years old.
Bill Walton Quotes: Life is about growth. People
I'm mainstream. Always have been.
Bill Walton Quotes: I'm mainstream. Always have been.
A lot of people understand what not saying anything means, so, in effect, not saying anything is really saying a lot.
Bill Walton Quotes: A lot of people understand
I could smell colors, I could feel sounds.
Bill Walton Quotes: I could smell colors, I
Doug Christie, what skill, what strenght, what power, what quickness. The visionof Magic Johnson, the athletisicm of Michael Jordan, the toughness of larry Bird. Dough Christie has it all
Bill Walton Quotes: Doug Christie, what skill, what
At 49, I can say something I never would have said when I was a player, that I'm a better person because of my failures and disgraces.
Bill Walton Quotes: At 49, I can say
The Grateful Dead, they're my best friends. Their message of hope, peace, love, teamwork, creativity, imagination, celebration, the dance, the vision, the purpose, the passion all of the things I believe in makes me the luckiest Deadhead in the world.
Bill Walton Quotes: The Grateful Dead, they're my
Never rank, rate, or compare coaches, children, concerts, or championships or congratulations. Just enjoy them all.
Bill Walton Quotes: Never rank, rate, or compare
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.
Bill Walton Quotes: But you have to understand,
Steve Nash is the most unathletic player in the league.
Bill Walton Quotes: Steve Nash is the most
John Stockton is one of the true marvels, not just of basketball, or in America, but in the history of Western Civilization!
Bill Walton Quotes: John Stockton is one of
Health is the most critical thing in our life. With your health anything is possible, without it you can't do anything.
Bill Walton Quotes: Health is the most critical
Well, we've made some changes on this tour. We're no longer sleeping in the parking lots and swimming in the fountains. We've been staying in hotels most of the way, though I will say some hotels have declined to take us because we're just having too much fun.
Bill Walton Quotes: Well, we've made some changes
My life changed irrevocably four-and-a-half years ago when my spine failed and collapsed. I spent two years on the floor, in excruciating, debilitating and unrelenting pain. I can only describe the pain as being submerged into a vat of scalding acid that has an electric current running through it. And you can never get out, ever.
Bill Walton Quotes: My life changed irrevocably four-and-a-half
Success at the highest level comes down to one question: Can you decide that your happiness can come from someone else's success?
Bill Walton Quotes: Success at the highest level
You look at Vladimir Radmanovic, this guy is cut from stone. As if Michelangelo was reading and a lightening bolt flashed before him.
Bill Walton Quotes: You look at Vladimir Radmanovic,
Patrick Ewing used to be much better in every aspect of the game.
Bill Walton Quotes: Patrick Ewing used to be
Being a broadcaster encompasses the business of sport, which is my life today, and it encompasses the skills of being a history student, and the ability of being a performer.
Bill Walton Quotes: Being a broadcaster encompasses the
Chick Hearn was my favorite broadcaster ever - he's the one who taught me to think basketball, how to love basketball.
Bill Walton Quotes: Chick Hearn was my favorite
I have always wanted to be part of something special, and when I got to Boston.. actually, when I bought, begged and pleaded my way onto the Celtics.. it was already a championship team. I was just glad to be able to sit there and cheer and to be Larry Bird's valet, to be sure that his shoes were fine and his uniform was folded neatly.
Bill Walton Quotes: I have always wanted to
Yao Ming is the best thing to happen to the NBA in a long time. He is just a beautiful person inside and out. The vision, the creativity, the gentleness of spirit ... he has it all.
Bill Walton Quotes: Yao Ming is the best
I tried to teach them [his sons] that about the importance of self-discipline, and that the culture of yes is built on a foundation of no.
Bill Walton Quotes: I tried to teach them
Anytime you bring Michael Olowokandi on to your team, disaster is soon to follow.
Bill Walton Quotes: Anytime you bring Michael Olowokandi
The offensive presence of Greg Ostertag is quite overwhelming sometimes!
Bill Walton Quotes: The offensive presence of Greg
When everybody thinks alike, nobody thinks.
Bill Walton Quotes: When everybody thinks alike, nobody
Life is easy when you're hot. But what happens when the ball bounces the other way? You just keep getting back up and climbing up.
Bill Walton Quotes: Life is easy when you're
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.
Bill Walton Quotes: Music is critical in our
You don't win championships by just being normal, by just being average.
Bill Walton Quotes: You don't win championships by
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.
Bill Walton Quotes: The great thing about being
Tracy McGrady is doing things we've never seen from anybody - from any planet!
Bill Walton Quotes: Tracy McGrady is doing things
The medical device tags that are being used [in the USA] are a terrible mistake. Why are we taxing people for trying to save lives and trying to make lives better, make peoples lives healthier? Those taxes should be placed on alcohol, tobacco, junk food, guns. Those are all the things that destroy health.
Bill Walton Quotes: The medical device tags that
I have nothing but respect for the Lakers. So many of their legends shaped who I am as a person and player.
Bill Walton Quotes: I have nothing but respect
Mick Jagger is in better shape than far too many NBA players. It's up in the air whether the same can be said of Keith Richards.
Bill Walton Quotes: Mick Jagger is in better
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.
Bill Walton Quotes: That's what makes it so
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.
Bill Walton Quotes: Kevin Garnett is the prototype
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