Explore Quotes by Bill Walton

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.

Life is about growth. People are not perfect when they're 21 years old.

I'm mainstream. Always have been.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

Bill Russell was my favorite player of all-time.

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

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.

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

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

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

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