Look, I have no qualms about having played basketball. The game has done so much for me. Look at the places I've been, for one thing.
Interpretation
Basketball has significantly contributed to Bill Bradley's life and opportunities.
In this quote, Bill Bradley reflects on the profound impact that playing basketball has had on his life. He expresses gratitude for the experiences and opportunities the game has provided him, highlighting how sports can open doors and enrich one's life beyond the court.
In practice
During a motivational speech about pursuing oneβs passion in sports.
Why do we fully tax some kinds of income from capital, like interest and dividends; partially tax other kinds like capital gains; defer tax on other kinds, like IRAs; and impose no tax at all on still other types of capital income, like interest on municipal bonds? This simply is not rational. These distinctions don't have any inherent logic.
Respect your fellow human being, treat them fairly, disagree with them honestly, enjoy their friendship, explore your thoughts about one another candidly, work together for a common goal and help one another achieve it. No destructive lies. No ridiculous fears. No debilitating anger.
Becoming number one is easier than remaining number one.
Every time I have some moment on a seashore, or in the mountains, or sometimes in a quiet forest, I think this is why the environment has to be preserved.
Basketball can serve as a kind of metaphor for ultimate cooperation. It is a sport where success, as symbolized by the championship, requires that the dictates of community prevail over selfish impulses.
We need to get beyond the politics of the moment, the deficit of the hour, the military count of the day, the numbers that rarely shape events. Our long-term interests must be in people and in the values of democracy and individual liberty.
I will not allow yesterday's success to lull me into today's complacency, for this is the great foundation of failure.
I'm not going to get somewhere and say, 'OK, I'm done.' Success is never final; I'll just keep on going. The same way as failure never being fatal. Just keep going. I'm going to the stars and then past them.
People talk about you won four national championships. Well, I feel like we've had good enough teams to win eight. So I feel like we failed four times. I feel like I failed four times.
I firmly believe that unless one has tasted the bitter pill of failure, one cannot aspire enough for success.
Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile, I caught hell for.
Hey, size works against excellence.
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