Bill Walton
Bill Walton
William Theodore "Bill" Walton IIIis an American retired basketball player and television sportscaster. Walton achieved superstardom playing for John Wooden's powerhouse UCLA Bruins in the early 1970s, 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 Associationwhere he was a league Most Valuable Playerand won two NBA championships. His professional career was significantly hampered by multiple foot...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth5 November 1952
CityLa Mesa, CA
CountryUnited States of America
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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.
My bike is my gym, my wheelchair, and my church all in one.
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Kenyon Martin is the 2nd best player in the Eastern Conference.
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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.
Without question, no hesitation, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was the best player I ever played against.
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I'm mainstream. Always have been.