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.
Bill WaltonThat's what makes it so fun to be on a team. You're sitting at your house, thinking up this wild, crazy stuff as to how it's going to go, and the other guys are sitting at their houses doing the same thing.
Bill WaltonChick Hearn was my favorite broadcaster ever - he's the one who taught me to think basketball, how to love basketball.
Bill WaltonI have nothing but respect for the Lakers. So many of their legends shaped who I am as a person and player.
Bill Walton