American - Athlete | November 5, 1952 -
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
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I'm a lifelong stutterer.
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I had the only beard in the Western Hemisphere that made Bob Dylan's look good.
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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.
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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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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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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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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.
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Without question, no hesitation, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was the best player I ever played against.
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Bill Russell was my favorite player of all-time.
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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.
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I don't sleep much. I'm on the go. My mind is racing. My wife says my mind is like the rolling dials on a slot machine. So, yeah, I think about everything.
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