Bill Walton Player Quotations

I have nothing but respect for the Lakers. So many of their legends shaped who I am as a person and player.

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

Bill Russell was my favorite player of all-time.

In basketball, you can be the greatest individual player in the world and still lose every game, because a team will always beat an individual.

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.

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.

At 49, I can say something I never would have said when I was a player. I am a better person because of my failures and disgraces.

Kenyon Martin is the 2nd best player in the Eastern Conference.

Steve Nash is the most unathletic player in the league.

Kevin Garnett is the prototype for the NBA player of the future. He's already one of the greatest players to have played the game.