Wilt Chamberlain
Wilt Chamberlain
Wilton Norman "Wilt" Chamberlainwas an American basketball player. He played for the Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors, the Philadelphia 76ers, and the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association; he played for the University of Kansas and also for the Harlem Globetrotters before playing in the NBA. The 7 foot 1 inch Chamberlain weighed 250 pounds as a rookie before bulking up to 275 and eventually to over 300 pounds with the Lakers. He played the center position and is widely considered...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth21 August 1936
CityPhiladelphia, PA
CountryUnited States of America
Wilt Chamberlain quotes about
I think a lot of ladies found me so attractive because I was different, and I acted on that in a way.
A big dog tends to be much more at ease with kids and gentle with them than a little one that's always yelping.
When I was a freshman, I fooled around with shooting free throws this way: For some reason, I thought you had to stay within the top half of that free-throw circle, so I would step back to just inside the top of the circle, take off from behind the line and dunk. They outlawed that, but I wouldn't have done it in a game, anyway. I was a good free throw shooter in college." Actually he was a 62% free throw shooter, which is poor except in comparison to his 51% as a pro.
The man who won't loan money isn't going to have many friends - or need them.
Meadowlark was the most sensational, awesome, incredible basketball player I've ever seen.
It was a challenge to my teammates to help me.
It just wasn't right the way they were behind by 25 points and then they're told to hold the ball.
I get constant reminders from fans who equate that game and my career as one and the same.
I couldn't have come close without my teammates' help because the Knicks didn't want me to make 100.
He fouled out in the fourth quarter, and that's when I really started getting points. He was no more at fault than anyone.
They were so clever finding ways to get me the ball. They had to do more than just give up open shots. They had to avoid fouls and pass me the ball in traffic.
They were willing to do anything to stop me.
People say my ego is grand. I think it's in proportion to me.
That's my tag, whether I like it or not.