"Bicycling is like basketball in that you don’t have to wait for anything—you just go," he said. "These other sports, you’re standing around with other people, waiting for action to come your way." If you have ever heard Walton being interviewed, or followed Walton’s post-basketball career as a television analyst, you know how loquacious and passionate he can be. You could ask Walton what he had for dinner, and by the time he’s through describing it, you’ll be ready to vote his dinner for president.
Never give up?
Yikes, that game was both exhilarating, enthralling, and completely painful.