Bill Walton Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“The great thing about being a broadcaster is you have this incredible responsibility to the people that make it all happen, the people that turn on the television set.”

“When you are in unrelenting, excruciating and debilitating pain that never goes away for years on end, your life is over.”

“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.”

“I've had 36 orthopedic operations, have two fused ankles, my knees, hands and wrists don't work, I now have a fused spine, other than that, everything is great.”

“Well, we've made some changes on this tour. We're no longer sleeping in the parking lots and swimming in the fountains. We've been staying in hotels most of the way, though I will say some hotels have declined to take us because we're just having too much fun.”

“No one missed more basketball in the history of NBA than I did. I played 14 seasons, on the roster for 14 years, and I missed more than nine-and-a-half full seasons.”

“Without question, no hesitation, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was the best player I ever played against.”

“Bill Russell was my favorite player of all-time.”

“Chick Hearn was my favorite broadcaster ever - he's the one who taught me to think basketball, how to love basketball.”