Bill Walton Quotes

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.

Winning is about having the whole team on the same page.

Basketball is one of those rare opportunities where you can make a difference, not only for yourself, but for other people as well.

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.

I could smell colors, I could feel sounds.

Love is the single most powerful and important word and notion in culture and language. Until the power of love supersedes the love of power we have no chance of ever being successful.

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.

Never forget - happiness ends when selfishness begins.

No matter how good you get, there's always something further out there.

When I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven in the age of the romantics

John Stockton is one of the true marvels, not just of basketball, or in America, but in the history of Western Civilization!

I believe in science and evolution. I've been to the Grand Canyon.

I had the only beard in the Western Hemisphere that made Bob Dylan's look good.

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.

Growing up, my parents were very, very strict. And then I went to UCLA with John Wooden, who was just off the charts.

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.

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.

My bike is my gym, my wheelchair, and my church all in one.

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.

I'm a lifelong stutterer.

I love to play music. I'm terrible at it, but I love learning about it .

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.

Health is a function of three things. 1. Luck 2. Genetics and 3. Choices in your lifestyle.

Where 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?

Bill Russell was my favorite player of all-time.

When you are in unrelenting, excruciating and debilitating pain that never goes away for years on end, your life is over.

Tracy McGrady is doing things we've never seen from anybody - from any planet!

The offensive presence of Greg Ostertag is quite overwhelming sometimes!

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.

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.

When you intercept the ball with your stomach, that is great defense

At 49, I can say something I never would have said when I was a player. I am a better person because of my failures and disgraces.

I have nothing but respect for the Lakers. So many of their legends shaped who I am as a person and player.

When everybody thinks alike, nobody thinks.

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.

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.

I live by the motto of "chase your dream, make your dream your job, make your job your life."

Never rank, rate, or compare coaches, children, concerts, or championships or congratulations. Just enjoy them all.

I learned a long time ago that minor surgery is when they do operation on someone else, not you.

A lot of people understand what not saying anything means, so, in effect, not saying anything is really saying a lot.

You look at Vladimir Radmanovic, this guy is cut from stone. As if Michelangelo was reading and a lightening bolt flashed before him.

Why is Scottie Pippen taking a charge? Taking a charge is for people with no game!

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.

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.

Kenyon Martin is the 2nd best player in the Eastern Conference.

I'm a different person today than I was yesterday. I live for the moment and everything that happens in my life changes me.

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.

Without question, no hesitation, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was the best player I ever played against.

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.

I couldn't imagine not playing basketball. To me, basketball is what life is all about.