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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.

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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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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.
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I have nothing but respect for the Lakers. So many of their legends shaped who I am as a person and player.
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Greg Ostertag is one of the top centers on this planet!
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I live by the motto of chase your dream, make your dream your job, make your job your life.
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Winning is about having the whole team on the same page.
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When I'm at a show, I'm yelling and cheering. I'm with those guys [the Grateful Dead].
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Why is Scottie Pippen taking a charge? Taking a charge is for people with no game!
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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
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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?
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Anytime you bring Michael Olowokandi on to your team, disaster is soon to follow.
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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.
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I learned a long time ago that minor surgery is when they do operation on someone else, not you.
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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 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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Health is a function of three things. 1. Luck 2. Genetics and 3. Choices in your lifestyle.
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[Music is] so inspirational in terms of making me want to become better.
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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.
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Without question, no hesitation, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was the best player I ever played against.
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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.
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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.
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