Frasi di Wilt Chamberlain
Wilt Chamberlain
Data di nascita: 21. Agosto 1936
Data di morte: 12. Ottobre 1999
Wilton Norman Chamberlain detto Wilt è stato un cestista e allenatore di pallacanestro statunitense, professionista nella NBA.
Chamberlain, alto 2,16 metri, noto come Golia, Wilt the Stilt o The Big Dipper, detiene numerosi record statistici dell'NBA tra cui quello del maggior numero di punti in una singola partita e quello del maggior numero di rimbalzi in una singola partita . È considerato uno tra i migliori giocatori di pallacanestro della storia.
Morì d'infarto a 63 anni il 12 ottobre 1999 nella sua casa di Bel Air. Già nel 1992 era stato ricoverato in ospedale per un'aritmia cardiaca.
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allenatore di pallacanestro italianoFrasi Wilt Chamberlain
„(Monte) Johnson recalled that: "Wilt had such unbelievable endurance and speed that, if he took off running, there wasn't any chance that anybody would keep up with him. He glided around the track and had the grace of a deer. I said to the coach, 'It might look like it helps us to chase him, but it may kill us because you can't catch someone who runs that fast.' After practice, he was the only one who wasn't tired. I never saw him tired."“
— Wilt Chamberlain
Wilt: Larger than Life, Robert Cherry
„It was hard for Wilt to put his faith in many people. Being in his position, many people tried to exploit him. I say little in reference to character, not size. There were always those who enjoyed hanging around to pick up the crumbs that might fall off their 7' cake. No matter where we went to play ball, It seemed that he had a thousand cousins who needed tickets to the game-free tickets, that is. One of Wilt's weaknesses was being too big-hearted. He never turned down any of these requests, and very often he was holding the bag. You'd expect a 7' person to have an extra big heart, but his was even out of proportion to his size.“
— Wilt Chamberlain
Bob Billings in a college english paper that profiled his friend<!-- published/quoted where? -->
„Bill Mayer, then the managing editor of the 'Lawrence Journal-World' recalled on of Wilt's impressive athletic feats: "We played Oklahoma in basketball on a friday night, here in Lawrence(, Kansas), When Oklahoma had one helluva team. And they pounded the living daylights out of Wilt, just beat him to a pulp. I think he got 32 points. This was on a friday, and the finals of the Big Seven indoor track championship were the next night in Kansas city in the Municipal Auditorium. Wilt goes in, and with a minimum of practice during the week-he had just been fiddling around-he sets a school record and ties for the Big Seven championship, jumping 6' 6 3/4""“
— Wilt Chamberlain
Wilt: Larger than Life, Robert Cherry
„Former Celtics guard K. C. Jones remembered his casual run-in with Wilt. "He stopped me dead in my tracks with his arm, hugged me and lifted me off the floor with my feet dangling," Jones said. "It scared the hell out of me. When I went to the free-throw line, my legs were still shaking. Wilt was the strongest guy and best athlete ever to play the game."“
— Wilt Chamberlain
Goliath's Wonderful Life, Hoop Magazine; May 1999; Chris Ekstrand
„"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."“
— Wilt Chamberlain
http://www.nba.com/2011/news/features/fran_blinebury/07/15/legend-chamberlain/index.html
„"When challenged, Wilt could do almost anything he wanted. In 1961 a new star named Walt Bellamy came into the league. Bellamy was 6-foot-11, and was scoring 30 points a game. First time they played against each other, they met at half court. Bellamy said, 'Hello, Mr. Chamberlain. I'm Walter Bellamy.' Chamberlain reached for Bellamy's hand and said, "Hello, Walter. You won't get a shot off in the first half." Wilt then blocked Bellamy's first nine shots. At the start of the second half Wilt said to Bellamy, 'Okay, Walter. Now you can play.'"“
— Wilt Chamberlain
http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/view.php?id=9389
