Bill Walton contemplated suicide :-(

[billy hoyle]

By his count, Bill Walton has undergone 36 orthopedic surgeries at various points on his 6-foot-11 frame. But if you know Walton, then you’re aware that he’s never needed an operation on his enthusiasm for life — until 14 months ago, when his pain had reached the point where he seriously wondered if he could go on.

Walton, one of the all-time-great basketball players , a man whose intelligence and enthusiasm enabled him to roll over every pothole in his past and find success in most every endeavor he’s undertaken, admits the incredible pain brought about by a bad back took him to the brink, where he contemplated taking his own life.

“I’m getting back into the game of life,

 

[shuges]

“You can’t understand until you’ve been where I’ve been,

 

[erascism]

“A despicable act of intentional violence and dirty play,

 

[hymen man]

Damn, that's serious. Glad he's doin' well. His son's still a bum though.

 

[bleezys and heem]

Originally Posted by SHUGES

“You can’t understand until you’ve been where I’ve been,

 

[xsalvioutlawx]

Sad, Glad to hear he is doing better. Crazy that i never hear anything about this, especially with Luke being on the Lakers and that being his father.

 

[iminchucks5]

Originally Posted by hymen man

Damn, that's serious. Glad he's doin' well. His son's still a bum though.

 

[jus3]

Originally Posted by Bleezys and Heem

Originally Posted by SHUGES

“You can’t understand until you’ve been where I’ve been,

 

[kash55]

damn,....

 

[kb8isclutch]

Originally Posted by JUS3

Originally Posted by Bleezys and Heem

Originally Posted by SHUGES

“You can’t understand until you’ve been where I’ve been,

 

[pj and bompton]

man...being a Celtics fan...glad to hear he lived through this....not to mention how much love he has for SD...that's my hometown and birthplace, love that he has so much love for us

Will never forget seeing him at his Chris' games at SDSU...glad to hear he fought through everything.

 

[ogbobbyjohnson773]

Originally Posted by ERASCISM

“A despicable act of intentional violence and dirty play,

 

[noblekane]

Originally Posted by OGbobbyjohnson773

Originally Posted by ERASCISM

“A despicable act of intentional violence and dirty play,

 

[rko2004]

Originally Posted by NobleKane

Originally Posted by OGbobbyjohnson773

Originally Posted by ERASCISM

“A despicable act of intentional violence and dirty play,

 

[pr0phecy718]

well damn, that's crazy

good to know he has a different outlook on life now

 

[airjordan jb23]

Tough to hear, but Im glad he stuck it out.

 

[h3at23]

Originally Posted by ERASCISM

“A despicable act of intentional violence and dirty play,

 

[crazy dav0]

damn ... back problems are no joke ... I was in a car accident in Mar of last year, hurt my lower back ... therapy did nothing ... add on top of that i just got a Bone Mass Density test and the levels were extremely low ( elevated risk of a fracture) ... some days i'm perfectly fine ... other days i'm sore as hell and it hurts to sit down ... basically i got a week back and i'm doing everything i can to strengthen it b/c i don't want it to get worse ...

eating on my stomach is something i can never imagine ... i wish Bill the best and i wish back pains on no one ... glad to see his quality of life improve ...

@ the dude who low-bridged him ... wow @ playing w/ that kind of injury.

 

[jmause3]

I hope Bill continues to get better, i miss him on TV

 

[ikari xd]

Dudes are ruthless

But still, the details to his back problems are crazy...having to eat face down on the floor?

 

[Deleted member 38182]

I could have sworn that I've read this before a few months back

 

[wrctiatobe]

wow!! i can feel his pain i had back pains since my college days and went to every doctor also but now i'm trying to keep myself fit and hopefully not feel the pain more often

 

[westcoastsfinest]

wow...thats sad i mean looking at bill walton he seems like a happy go lucky dude

bill

 

[Smorgasbordgie]

Wow, good read! I'm glad he's doing better.

 

[d3si]

I read the When the Game Was Ours book about Larry Bird and Magic Johnson. I remember the author wrote that Bird chilled out at Walton's house after the Celtics lost to the Lakers. Few weeks later, Bird stopped visiting his friend, Walton because Walton was depressed all the time. That's really sad. It's good to see Walton getting better now.