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29 quotes by Bill Walton

William Theodore "Bill" Walton III (born November 5, 1952) is an American retired basketball player and television sportscaster. Walton achieved superstardom playing for John Wooden's powerhouse UCLA Bruins in the early '70s, winning three successive College Player of the Year Awards, while leading the Bruins to two Division I national titles. He then went on to have a prominent career in the National Basketball Association (NBA) where he was a...
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I can think. I can sleep. I can move. I can ride my bike. I can dream.

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The Grateful Dead, they're my best friends. Their message of hope, peace, love, teamwork, creativity, imagination, celebration, the dance, the... →

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

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I lived to play basketball. Growing up as a kid, Bill Russell and the Boston Celtics were my favorite team. The way they played, the teamwork, the... →

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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... →

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

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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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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... →

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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... →

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You don't win championships by just being normal, by just being average.

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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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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... →

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