Quotes
Press Conference 1/10/00
"I can tell a difference in my confidence from before the Cal and Stanford games and now. I know that I am going to have a bigger role, and I am ready for that. It is not that I am going to have to take more shots, I think that I am just going to get more looks and more decisions.


"This Thursday is going to be the first real test. Stanford just kind of happened because I came off the bench like I have been for a while. Now, I am a starter, and I am going to be preparing a little differently for that. We came together as a team up there, and now we are going to have to concentrate on working on some of the basics and things like that.


"This is what I always wanted to happen. Not for Richard to get hurt because he is such a great guy, but for me to get playing time like that. Richard is still going to help me a lot, giving me a lot of advice and things like that, even though he is not out there playing."


Kobe rips Sonics for 43 in win 3/31/06
"We've let losses affect us all season," Walton said. "This win was big."


Wildcats win ugly game against Bruins 1/18/03
"They have always been such a dominant team," said senior Luke Walton, who grew up as a UCLA fan. "It's sad to see right now."


UA men's basketball notes: NCAA tournament 3/20/03
"Everyone always roots for the underdog," senior forward Luke Walton said. "I root for the underdog when I watch other games."


Kerr, Elliot share emotional victory, Olson's success 3/26/01
"I can't even begin to explain it," sophomore forward Luke Walton said after the game. "It's such an unbelievable and amazing feeling. We have really worked hard."


Walton said the win meant a lot to the coach, who has been through enough personal tragedy this year to last a lifetime.


"I know how much he loves this," Walton said. "To hear that buzzer and see the reactions on everybody's face is amazing."


Arenas shuts down House 2/28/00
"The way our team is, whoever is feeling good is going to get the ball, and me and (Gilbert) felt it today," Walton said.


Basketball without Borders Africa 2006
"It’s a great thing for the community and for all of us it’s very special. We don’t get to do that so much over here. We do it in the US and that’s great but here it’s very special."


Luke Walton (on the importance of the win) 2/2/02
"First of all I want to say that the reason we won this game was because I promised my mom I’d win one for her because today is her birthday. She came all the way up here to see us play and so I knew we had to win. Happy Birthday mom."


Lakers Are On His Mind 10/3/06
23. Luke Walton was signing an item Bryant had already autographed, saw a 24 next to Bryant's name, and did a double-take. "It'll be a little strange at first," Walton said of his teammate's new number. "But you kind of always know where Kobe is, no matter what his number is."
16. With Odom playing that way, and with Kwame Brown giving them an inside presence, well, here's how Walton put it: "When we did what we were supposed to last year ... we were one of the better teams in the NBA."


Two offseason surgeries dim the lights on Lakers - Coach Jackson out for Tuesday's exhibition while Bryant not likely to play. 10/8/06
"I've been waiting all summer long to get the season started," Lakers forward Luke Walton said. "It was a tough loss and left a bitter taste in our mouth. It was one of things you think about all the time in the offseason."
"We're going to be a lot better on the defensive end," Walton said. "We're working our tails off so that, win or lose, it won't be because of lack of effort."


LAKERS NOTEBOOK: BRYANT RETURNS, INTENSE AS EVER 10/14/06
``He's going to give Jordan opportunities,'' Walton said of Jackson. ``He's not going to tell him when and he's not going to be ready for it. It's going to be the fourth quarter of a close game when he's never played before.
``I think Jordan, he's proven in practice every day and he's proven so far in the two preseason games that he's a great player. I think as long as he stays ready, the better he does, the more Phil will feel confident throwing him in there.''


Terry among UA's best, says Olson 2/3/99
``It'll be real fun just not being there in street clothes,'' Walton said. ``Just to get out there and warm up will be fun.''
Walton said he hoped to be able to practice fully within two or three weeks.


For one thing, Walton , who was in Tucson last week for the Jammin' Hoops Camp, said he would never pressure his children on where to attend school. For another, he said, Arizona plays a game based on quickness and skill that Walton prefers.
``They play the game the way it should be played,'' Walton said. ``The thing I really like about Arizona is their philosophy about not being a specialist."


"And he's unbelievable at it ... We really hope he's back." talking about Phil Jackson


"Going into game 6 or 7 and losing is a failure to us. There's nothing that needs to be said. You look around right now. theeres not many people celebrrating"


"Ron's such a great guy that we want the best for him"


"Ron's such a nice guy ... That's why we all go crazy when he starts making shots."


"We talked about being happy for him that he's through (the terrible back pain) ... We never talked about that topic. Why bring up something that depressing? There's no reason to bring that up unless he wants to bring it up." talking about his father


"He's our father ... I don't think that he wants to sit down and talk to us about suicidal thoughts he was having. We knew he was down, but I don't think any of us knew it was that far. ... I was just glad (after reading the article) that he had come through. It would have been a lot harder had I learned he was still in that state. But he has gotten through it." talking about his father


"He’s got that ability to make everyone really like him ... And he’s got the ability to talk trash to anyone. He’ll talk trash to the 13th guy on the team up to Kobe, the first guy on the team."


"When you set a screen on Fish, you better be ready to really set one ... You set a lazy one and he is going to run right through you."


"With someone as good as Paul"


"Admiration . . . that's rare in this league because we're all peers. But we couldn't ask for a better teammate, a better captain."


"Paul is a great penetrator, great at getting to the line, so you don't want to force him into a drive because he's really dangerous when he gets into the paint"