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I might be the most injured athlete in the history of sports. I've had 31 operations. An endless string of stress fractures.

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Bill Walton
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: November 5
Basketball Player
La Mesa
California
William Theodore Walton
William Theodore Walton III
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A lot of people understand what not saying anything means, so, in effect, not saying anything is really saying a lot.
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