THIS
THIS IS
THIS IS SOMETHING TO SMILE ABOUT WHEN BASKETBALL LEGEND BILL WALTON
SCHEDULE OPEN UP DARFUR'S THESE
STAY AT HOME ORDERS HE WENT TO
WORK FINDING A WAY TO HELP
CORONA VIRUS VICTIMS AND HEALTH
CARE PROFESSIONALS. AND
TOMORROW GUESS WHAT? YOU CAN
JOIN HIM. HE JOINS US RIGHT NOW
TO TELL US MORE ABOUT HOW WE
CAN BIKE FOR HUMANITY. BILL,
THANKS FOR BEING HERE. BEFORE
WE GET TO THIS EVENT, LAST TIME
WE SPOKE YOU WERE HERE OFFERING
ADVICE ON HOW TO THROW
THE FIRST PITCH AT THE PADRES
GAME. SO IN YOUR OFF TIME HAVE
YOU BEEN WORKING ON YOUR OUT,
YOUR FASTBALL, YOUR HOOK SHOT
OR MAYBE YOU'VE BEEN WORKING ON
THAT REVERSE DUNK WHAT YOU'VE
BEEN DOING THERE? YES, WE
GENERALLY CBS GREATER TO BE
HOME BACK TO WHERE IT ALL BEGAN
FOR ME MORE 30 YEARS AGO. I'VE
BEEN WORKING ON EVERYTHING AND
I HAVE NEVER BEEN BUSIER AND I
AM LUCKY AS CAN BE BECAUSE WE
ARE HEALTHY, OUR FAMILY IS
TOGETHER AND THINGS ARE GOING
WELL, OK. EVEN THOUGH
EVERYTHING AS EVAPORATED AND
EVERYTHING HAS CHANGED. BUT IN
LIFE THOSE WHO CAN MAKE
THE BEST OUT OF THE WAY THINGS
WORK OUT THINGS WORK BEST FOR
THEM. AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE
LIVING BY AND I'M TRYING TO
IMPLEMENT ANOTHER ONE OF
THE TOOLS THAT I'VE BEEN FORCED
TO USE OVER THE COURSE OF MY
INJURY, MY CAREER THAT TAKE
THE WORST THINGS IN LIFE. AND
THIS IS AS SERIOUS AS IT'S EVER
BEEN. AND TRY TO MAKE THE BEST
OUT OF IT. OK. WE LOVE
BACKGROUND WE HAVE THERE
THE INTERGALACTIC SETTING THERE
AND THAT GOES IN WELL WITH WHAT
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. RIGHT.
THE INTERGALACTIC BIKE FOR
HUMANITY. WHAT IS THIS? TELL US
WHY YOU CAME UP WITH IT. ERIK
WE ARE BY FOR HUMANITY AND WE
ARE ALIVE. WE WILL GET BY. WE
WILL SURVIVE. WE ARE A VIRTUAL
EVENT THAT THIS TAKES PLACE
TOMORROW MORNING. BUT IT'S AN
ONGOING PROGRAM. AND WHAT WE'RE
TRYING TO DO IS RAISE AWARENESS
AND CONSCIOUSNESS ON FOUR
FRONTS WHOLE HEALTH COMMUNITY
SERVICE IN SUPPORT OF THOSE IN
NEED. AND RIGHT NOW WITH
THE COPING 19. DEVASTATING
EVERYTHING SADNESS, DEATH,
ISOLATION, JOB EVAPORATION.
PEOPLE NEED TO EAT. AND PEOPLE
NEED TO GET MEDICAL CARE. AND
OUR MEDICAL CARE WORKERS, THEY
NEED EQUIPMENT. SO WITH LIFE
FOR HUMANITY ERIK, WE HAVE A
FANTASTIC WEB. IT'S ALL
INCLUSIVE. IT'S FREE. IT'S FREE
TO SIGN UP. IT'S EVEN MORE FREE
TO PARTICIPATE. THE ONLY THING
WE ASKED AT THE END OF THE DAY
WOULD THINK ABOUT SUPPORTING
THOSE WHO ARE KEEPING US GOING.
NOW ON THE FOOD FRONT I TRIED
TO GO WITHOUT EATING. I
COULDN'T EVER GET COMFORTABLE
WITH THAT. PEOPLE NEED FOOD OUT
THERE. SO THAT'S WHY WE A
PARTNER WITH FEEDING AMERICA
AND FATHER JONES VILLAGES ON
THE HEALTH CARE FRONT WHERE WE
HAVE PARTNERED WITH CHAMPION
FOR HEALTH, THE HEALTH CARE
WORKERS THAT GO RIGHT INTO
THE HOT SPOTS. VOLUNTEER RISK
EVERYTHING TO TAKE CARE OF
THIS. AND THEN THE EQUIPMENT
SIDE WE HAVE TO GET
THE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT. SO WITH GET US PPE
OR WE ARE WORKING DILIGENTLY,
TIRELESSLY, ENDLESSLY TO RAISE
THE RESOURCES NEEDED SO THAT WE
CAN GET THROUGH THIS
UNBELIEVABLY DEVASTATING KOMEN
19 WHICH IS THE MOST DAUNTING
AND TERRIFYING. CHALLENGE THAT
I HAVE EVER FACED IN MY LIFE.
AND I DO A GREAT YEAH. WE'VE
BEEN SEEING. WE'VE BEEN SEEING
YOU ON YOUR BIKE RIDING AROUND
AND YOU LOOK GREAT. I HAVE TO
THINK THAT THAT'S A SPECIALLY
MADE BIKE FOR I'LL TELL YA. BUT
THE PEOPLE THAT AREN'T BIG
BIKERS MAYBE THEY'RE DOING
THE IDEA THAT THEY'RE BETTER AT
THE POTATO CHIP ARM CURL ON
THE LOUNGE CHAIR IF YOU KNOW
WHAT I MEAN. THOSE PEOPLE CAN
STILL HELP OUT HERE, RIGHT?
ERIC, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT
YOU DO. THE ONLY THING WE'RE
TRYING TO DO IS BE HELPED. MY
WHOLE LIFE HAS BEEN TRYING TO
MAKE THINGS BETTER. WHENEVER I
SEE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET
INVOLVED AND TO DO SOMETHING
AND MAKE OTHER PEOPLE'S DREAMS
COME TRUE TO LIFT THE BURDEN ON
HIM. SO IT DOESN'T MATTER IF
YOU'RE BIKE OR WALK OR DO SOME
PUSHUPS OR SOME CALISTHENICS
WHATEVER IT IS. MEDITATION SHOE
ON THE COUCH WHATEVER YOU DO
THINK ABOUT ALL THE TIMES IN
YOUR LIVES WHEN YOU WERE UP
AGAINST THINGS RIGHT THEN
SOMEBODY CAME AND HELPED YOU
WITH NO EXPECTATIONS IT'S EVER
GETTING ANYTHING IN RETURN.
THE GREATEST THING IN LIFE IS
WHEN YOU COULD DO SOMETHING FOR
SOMEONE WHO WILL NEVER BE ABLE
TO PAY YOU BACK. WE ARE A TEAM.
WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER. WE
ARE LIKE OUR HUMANITY. OUR
WEBSITE IS ALL INCLUSIVE LIKE
FOR HUMANITY DOT.COM. YEAH I
WAS JUST GONNA JUST GONNA ASK
IF PEOPLE WANT TO LEARN MORE
INFORMATION THEY CAN GO TO THAT
WEB SITE AND THEY CAN DONATE
WHAT THEY CAN. YOU'RE BRINGING
EVERYONE TOGETHER EVEN AFTER
YOUR PLAYING DAYS. WHY IT'S SO
NEAR AND DEAR TO YOUR HEART WHY
WHY THE VICTIMS OF THIS WHY
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS? WHY DOES
THAT TUG AT YOUR HEART STRINGS
?I SPENT HALF MY ADULT LIFE IN
THE HOSPITAL ON THE MOST
INJURED PLAYER EVER THE 14 YEAR
NBA CAREER NINE AND THE WHOLE
SEASON. I'M ALIVE TODAY BECAUSE
SACRIFICE, DISCIPLINE, HONOR,
SPIEL, THE LEADERSHIP OF OTHER
PEOPLE AND NOW THAT IT'S MY
TURN BECAUSE I AM HEALTHY AND
I'M NO BETTER THAN I'VE BEEN
TWO THOUSAND YEARS OLD. THAT'S
GREAT. YEAH. FULL SPEED AHEAD.
BUT BECAUSE IN EVERYTHING WE DO
IS UNDER THE GUIDELINES AND
DIRECTION OF THE CDC THIS IS
NOT A GROUP. RIGHT. THIS IS A
CELEBRATED EVENT YOU DO BY
YOURSELF. WE DO IT TOGETHER FOR
EVER. SO THE RESPONSIBILITY AND
DUTY THAT WE HAVE AS
INDIVIDUALS AS ENGAGED CITIZENS
HERE. I HAVE HAD TO START OVER
MY ENTIRE LIFE 21 DIFFERENT
TIMES AIR 21. THIS IS THE FIRST
AND ONLY TIME THAT I'VE BEEN
HEALTHY AND SO I KNOW THE OTHER
PEOPLE ARE SICK SO I'M READY TO
GO AND I'M DOING EVERYTHING I
CAN BECAUSE EVERYBODY ELSE IS
WORKING ENDLESSLY ENTIRELY TO
GET NEW PROGRAM. GOING TO HEAR
ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS WE
HAVE TO DO SO MANY GREAT PEOPLE
IN TIMES OF TROUBLE THERE. THIS
IS WHEN LEADERS EMERGE AND THIS
IS WHERE WHEN PEOPLE BECOME
HEROES WE ALL NEED I AM NOT
LOOKING FOR ANY CREDIT
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OR ADULATION OR
RECOGNITION. I WAS TRYING TO
LIFT THAT. I AM JUST TRY TO DO
WHATEVER I CAN SO THAT OTHER
PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME CHANCE,
THE SAME PRIVILEGE AND THE SAME
OPPORTUNITY THAT I HAVE. THAT
IS THAT'S BE ALIVE AND WE WILL
GET BY. WE WILL SURVIVE RIGHT.
OR FIGHT FOR. WE ARE IN THIS
TOGETHER. YOU'RE RIGHT ABOUT
THAT. SO BIKE FOR HUMANITY THAT
CAR BILL ONE ALWAYS APPRECIATE
YOUR TIME AND APPRECIATE YOUR
EFFORTS. TAKE CARE. FREE
CHANNEL CBS. BUT FOR HUMANITY
IT'S A SEAMLESS TRANSITION.
WHAT MORE CAN BE LEARNED THAT
WINGSPAN? THAT'S JUST AMAZING.