--- title: "1 Individual Player Quotes By Bill Walton" description: "1 Individual Player quotes by Bill Walton. Plus more from Bill Walton and more Individual Player sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d64/bill-walton-3531_basketball_in-basketball-you-can-be-the-greatest-in_3079828.png" --- > [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-walton/in-basketball-you-can-be-the-greatest-individual-player-in-the-world/) [Bill Walton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-walton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d64/bill-walton-3531_basketball_in-basketball-you-can-be-the-greatest-in_3079828.png) ## More by Bill Walton > [Come on, that was no foul! It may be a violation of all the basic rules of human decency, but its not a foul.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-walton/come-on-that-was-no-foul-it-may-be-a-violation-of-all-the-basic-rules/) [Bill Walton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-walton/) > [I lived to play basketball. Growing up as a kid, Bill Russell and the Boston Celtics were my favorite team. The way they played,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-walton/i-lived-to-play-basketball-growing-up-as-a-kid-bill-russell-and-the/) [Bill Walton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-walton/) > [Never rank, rate, or compare coaches, children, concerts, or championships or congratulations. Just enjoy them all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-walton/never-rank-rate-or-compare-coaches-children-concerts-or-championships/) [Bill Walton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-walton/) > [My life changed irrevocably four-and-a-half years ago when my spine failed and collapsed. I spent two years on the floor, in excruciating, debilitating and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-walton/my-life-changed-irrevocably-four-and-a-half-years-ago-when-my-spine/) [Bill Walton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-walton/) > [I love live music. I love going to the event. And to know them as people and to have seen the Grateful Dead grow…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-walton/i-love-live-music-i-love-going-to-the-event-and-to-know-them-as/) [Bill Walton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-walton/) > [Tracy McGrady is doing things weve never seen from anybody...from any planet!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-walton/tracy-mcgrady-is-doing-things-weve-never-seen-from-anybody-from-any/) [Bill Walton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-walton/) > [Why is Scottie Pippen taking a charge? Taking a charge is for people with no game!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-walton/why-is-scottie-pippen-taking-a-charge-taking-a-charge-is-for-people/) [Bill Walton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-walton/) > [I couldn't imagine not playing basketball. To me, basketball is what life is all about.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-walton/i-couldn-t-imagine-not-playing-basketball-to-me-basketball-is-what/) [Bill Walton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-walton/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-walton/well-we-ve-made-some-changes-on-this-tour-we-re-no-longer-sleeping-in/) [Bill Walton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-walton/) > [I hate to say anything that may hurt UCLA, but I can't be quiet when I see what the NCAA is doing to Jerry…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-walton/i-hate-to-say-anything-that-may-hurt-ucla-but-i-can-t-be-quiet-when-i/) [Bill Walton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-walton/) > [Couldnt you wait until at least the All-Star break to have the franchise suffer its worse loss in its storied history? Bill Russell just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-walton/couldnt-you-wait-until-at-least-the-all-star-break-to-have-the/) [Bill Walton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-walton/) > [Without question, no hesitation, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was the best player I ever played against.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-walton/without-question-no-hesitation-kareem-abdul-jabbar-was-the-best/) [Bill Walton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-walton/) > [ \[Music is\] so inspirational in terms of making me want to become better. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-walton/music-is-so-inspirational-in-terms-of-making-me-want-to-become-better/) [Bill Walton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-walton/) > [Anytime you bring Michael Olowokandi on to your team, disaster is soon to follow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-walton/anytime-you-bring-michael-olowokandi-on-to-your-team-disaster-is-soon/) [Bill Walton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-walton/) > [Shaq makes everyone else in the league look like Michel Tafoya.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-walton/shaq-makes-everyone-else-in-the-league-look-like-michel-tafoya/) [Bill Walton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-walton/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/individual-player/bill-walton/#itemlist", "name": "1 Individual Player Quotes By Bill Walton", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "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.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bill Walton" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-walton/in-basketball-you-can-be-the-greatest-individual-player-in-the-world/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d64/bill-walton-3531_basketball_in-basketball-you-can-be-the-greatest-in_3079828.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d64/bill-walton-3531_basketball_in-basketball-you-can-be-the-greatest-in_3079828.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d64/bill-walton-3531_basketball_in-basketball-you-can-be-the-greatest-in_3079828.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“In basketball, you can be the greatest individual player in the world and still lose every game, because a…” — Bill Walton", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/individual-player/bill-walton/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/individual-player/bill-walton/", "name": "Individual Player Quotes by Bill Walton", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/individual-player/bill-walton/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d64/bill-walton-3531_basketball_in-basketball-you-can-be-the-greatest-in_3079828.png" }, "description": "1 Individual Player quotes by Bill Walton. 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