162 Quotes by Bill Walton

I mean, I’m 6-foot-11, I’ve got red hair, freckles, I’m a goofy, nerdy-looking guy, I’ve got a speech impediment-I stutter and stammer all the time-and I’m a Deadhead.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Success at the highest level comes down to one question: Can you decide that your happiness can come from someone else’s success?

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