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
That's my tag, whether I like it or not.
Meadowlark was the most sensational, awesome, incredible basketball player I've ever seen.
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.
I believe that good tjings come to those who work.
If you have ability in a certain area, why not capitalize on it and improve it and use it?
The man who won't loan money isn't going to have many friends - or need them.
People say my ego is grand. I think it's in proportion to me.
He fouled out in the fourth quarter, and that's when I really started getting points. He was no more at fault than anyone.
It was a challenge to my teammates to help me.
I couldn't have come close without my teammates' help because the Knicks didn't want me to make 100.
I was played the villain so much because I was bigger and stronger than most, and they cast me as the villain everywhere I went.
The toughest thing for me was growing up and being stared at and being looked at and being talked about in that particular way. Other than that it was a good childhood.
Monogamy is the true path to happiness.
Nobody seems to appreciate what an incredible player Wilt was," Russell said at 1997 All-Star Game when the league named and honored its 50 greatest players. "He was the best player of all time because he dominated the floor like nobody else ever could. To be that big and that athletic was special.