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The hardest achievement in acting - in my opinion, anyway - is nailing a role that absolutely nobody else could have played. Pacino owned Michael Corleone... but DeNiro could have owned it as well. Who else, though, but Val Kilmer could have nailed Jim Morrison? Does anyone besides Will Ferrell pull off Ron Burgundy?

~Bill Simmons

Topics: Absolutely Achievement Acting Anyone Anyway Besides Could Does Else Hardest In My Opinion Jim Michael Nailed Nobody Nobody Else Off Opinion Owned Played Pull Role Ron Though Val Well Who Will Will Ferrell

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In 1994, nobody could have predicted 'Shawshank' would one day be an iconic movie - and believe me, that would never have happened if Danny Glover had been Red instead of Morgan Freeman.

~Bill Simmons

Topics: Been Believe Could Danny Day Freeman Had Happened Iconic Instead Me Morgan Movie Never Nobody One Day Predicted Red Would

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Why should it matter to us when wrestlers are found dead in their beds or seen limping around on two fake hips? Why should it matter to us that there's a list of modern wrestlers who died before the age of 50 - many of them famous - and that the list is more than 70 names long? Hey, there's always another wave of guys on the way. Always.

~Bill Simmons

Topics: Age Always Another Around Beds Before Dead Died Fake Famous Found Guys Hey Hips List Long Many Matter Modern More Names Seen Should Than Them Two Us Wave Way Who Why Wrestlers

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The NBA and NHL have different agendas: The NBA is much more protective of its players and its brand; the NHL has less to lose, and it's in their best interest to generate buzz any way they can.

~Bill Simmons

Topics: Agendas Any Best Brand Buzz Different Generate Interest Less Lose More Much Nba Players Protective Way Nhl

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Leaders thrive when they feel creatively empowered, when they trust the people around them, when their confidence is swelling. Leaders make mistakes when they lose that same confidence, when they're fretting about their power base, when they're reacting instead of acting.

~Bill Simmons

Topics: About Acting Around Base Confidence Creatively Empowered Feel Fretting Instead Leaders Lose Make Mistakes People Power Reacting Same Them Thrive Trust

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I graduated college in 1992 and didn't reach a sizable audience with my column for nine solid years. If I had started ten years later, or ten years sooner, everything could have happened sooner, obviously. But if I had started fifteen years later? I don't know.

~Bill Simmons

Topics: Audience College Column Could Everything Fifteen Graduated Had Happened Know Later Nine Obviously Reach Solid Sooner Started Ten Ten Years Years

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I started my Twitter account for selfish reasons: I wanted to have a place to post updates on my book signing tour and stuff like that. I never realized that I'd have so much fun tweeting. It's become the deleted scenes for my DVD of columns and podcasts.

~Bill Simmons

Topics: Account Become Book Columns Fun Like Much Never Place Post Realized Reasons Scenes Selfish Signing So Much Fun Started Stuff Tour Tweeting Twitter Wanted Dvd

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If you had told me in 1997 that even 5 people would be waiting online for me to sign my new book in 2009, I would have jumped around like Joe Carter in the 1993 World Series. I love it. I can't imagine why anyone wouldn't like it. The only thing I worry about is carpal tunnel syndrome - my last tour almost caused it.

~Bill Simmons

Topics: About Almost Anyone Around Book Carter Caused Even Had Imagine Joe Last Like Love Me New New Book Online Only People Series Sign Syndrome The Only Thing Thing Tour Tunnel Waiting Why World World Series Worry Would You I Love

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I want the 'Book of Basketball' to do well if only so I can shop an absolutely ridiculous topic for my next book: like, a book about basketball cards, or an unauthorized biography of A. J. Daulerio.

~Bill Simmons

Topics: About Absolutely Basketball Biography Book Cards Like Next Only Ridiculous Shop Topic Want Well I Can

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I pride myself as being a very supportive parent. I go to my daughter's soccer games. I hit most of them. I try to go to all of them.

~Bill Simmons

Topics: Being Daughter Games Go Hit Most Myself Parent Pride Soccer Supportive Them Try Very

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Journalist

Born: September 25th, 1969

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