Wilton Norman “Wilt” Chamberlain (1936–99) was 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 one of the greatest and most dominant players in NBA history.
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If you have ability in a certain area, why not capitalize on it and improve it and use it?
—Wilt Chamberlain
Topics: Ability
I believe that good things come to those who work.
—Wilt Chamberlain
Topics: Work
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
Topics: Opportunities, Reality
They say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you practice makes perfect. I wish they’d make up their minds.
—Wilt Chamberlain
Topics: Perfection
Everybody pulls for David, nobody roots for Goliath.
—Wilt Chamberlain
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