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Everybody pulls for David, nobody roots for Goliath.
Wilt Chamberlain
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Wilt Chamberlain
Age: 63 †
Born: 1936
Born: August 21
Died: 1999
Died: October 12
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Wilton Norman Chamberlain
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I guarantee you, if you could give me 10 points in all those seventh games against the Boston Celtics, instead of Bill Russell having 11 rings, I could've at least had nine or eight.
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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.
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People say my ego is grand. I think it's in proportion to me.
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We're all fascinated by the numbers, as we were about the 100 points.
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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.
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It was a challenge to my teammates to help me.
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I couldn't have come close without my teammates' help because the Knicks didn't want me to make 100.
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All of the sudden, my right leg caved in. I crumpled to the floor in pain. The doctor weren't sure I'd ever be able to play again...and even if I did recover physically, the psychological scars of so traumatic an injury might never heal.
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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.
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If you have ability in a certain area, why not capitalize on it and improve it and use it?
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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.
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It just wasn't right the way they were behind by 25 points and then they're told to hold the ball.
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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.
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A big dog tends to be much more at ease with kids and gentle with them than a little one that's always yelping.
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