It just wasn't right the way they were behind by 25 points and then they're told to hold the ball. Wilt Chamberlain More Quotes by Wilt Chamberlain More Quotes From Wilt Chamberlain If you have ability in a certain area, why not capitalize on it and improve it and use it? Wilt Chamberlain life-and-lovebasketballsports It seemed like whatever I touched, I was breaking record after record. I just knew I was on. I completely destroyed all existing shooting records there - an omen of things to come. Wilt Chamberlain omenshootingrecords Meadowlark was the most sensational, awesome, incredible basketball player I've ever seen. Wilt Chamberlain incrediblesbasketballplayer My thing I liked was to challenge guys that were smaller, guys that were supposed to be quicker. Because I think self-consciously I was trying to prove to people it wasn't just my height that was getting me across in these various sports. It was some other intrinsic things that I had that made me a good athlete. Wilt Chamberlain athletesportsthinking I think a lot of ladies found me so attractive because I was different, and I acted on that in a way. Wilt Chamberlain differentwaythinking The man who won't loan money isn't going to have many friends - or need them. Wilt Chamberlain basketballsportsmen I believe that good things come to those who work. Wilt Chamberlain i-believemotivationalbelieve And I remember leaving my place in L.A. and - my father is a big fight fan - and I said, 'Dad, I got a couple of days off and I'm getting ready to go to Houston to sign to fight Muhammad Ali. Wilt Chamberlain dadcouplebasketball If I were given a change of life, I'd like to see how it would be to live as a mere six-footer. Wilt Chamberlain life-changingsixwould-be I get constant reminders from fans who equate that game and my career as one and the same. Wilt Chamberlain careersbasketballgames It was a challenge to my teammates to help me. Wilt Chamberlain teammatebasketballchallenges I couldn't have come close without my teammates' help because the Knicks didn't want me to make 100. Wilt Chamberlain teammatebasketballwant That's my tag, whether I like it or not. Wilt Chamberlain tagbasketball 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. Wilt Chamberlain giving-upbasketballclever They were willing to do anything to stop me. Wilt Chamberlain willingbasketball We're all fascinated by the numbers, as we were about the 100 points. Wilt Chamberlain fascinatedbasketballnumbers It was a different sexual situation going on than it is in the '80s and '90s, and I did a very poor job of describing that. Wilt Chamberlain 80s-and-90sbasketballjobs 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. Wilt Chamberlain circlescollegegames He fouled out in the fourth quarter, and that's when I really started getting points. He was no more at fault than anyone. Wilt Chamberlain quartersfaultsbasketball I'm a big man and I like big dogs.... The dogs kept growing until only one of us could get in the elevator. It caused enough hassles so they finally kicked me out of my apartment. Wilt Chamberlain dogfriendshipmen
