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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilt-chamberlain/when-i-was-a-freshman-i-fooled-around-with-shooting-free-throws-this/)

[Wilt Chamberlain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilt-chamberlain/)

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## Other authors on Dunk

## More by Wilt Chamberlain

> [The man who won't loan money isn't going to have many friends - or need them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilt-chamberlain/the-man-who-won-t-loan-money-isn-t-going-to-have-many-friends-or-need/)

[Wilt Chamberlain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilt-chamberlain/)

> [“Everyone roots for David, Nobody pulls for Goliath”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilt-chamberlain/everyone-roots-for-david-nobody-pulls-for-goliath/)

[Wilt Chamberlain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilt-chamberlain/)

> [And I remember leaving my place in L.A. and - my father is a big fight fan - and I said, 'Dad, I got…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilt-chamberlain/and-i-remember-leaving-my-place-in-l-a-and-my-father-is-a-big-fight/)

[Wilt Chamberlain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilt-chamberlain/)

> [Nobody roots for Goliath.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilt-chamberlain/nobody-roots-for-goliath/)

[Wilt Chamberlain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilt-chamberlain/)

> [I've prided myself on being in excellent condition-as good as any man in my profession. Now this doesn't come from sitting around on your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilt-chamberlain/i-ve-prided-myself-on-being-in-excellent-condition-as-good-as-any-man/)

[Wilt Chamberlain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilt-chamberlain/)

> [That's my tag, whether I like it or not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilt-chamberlain/that-s-my-tag-whether-i-like-it-or-not/)

[Wilt Chamberlain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilt-chamberlain/)

> [You must understand as a kid of color in those days, the Harlem Globetrotters were like being movie stars.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilt-chamberlain/you-must-understand-as-a-kid-of-color-in-those-days-the-harlem/)

[Wilt Chamberlain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilt-chamberlain/)

> [Everything is habit-forming, so make sure what you do is what you want to be doing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilt-chamberlain/everything-is-habit-forming-so-make-sure-what-you-do-is-what-you-want/)

[Wilt Chamberlain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilt-chamberlain/)

> [A big dog tends to be much more at ease with kids and gentle with them than a little one that's always yelping.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilt-chamberlain/a-big-dog-tends-to-be-much-more-at-ease-with-kids-and-gentle-with/)

[Wilt Chamberlain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilt-chamberlain/)

> [Bill Russell helped make my dream a better dream because when you play with the best, you know you have to play your best.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilt-chamberlain/bill-russell-helped-make-my-dream-a-better-dream-because-when-you/)

[Wilt Chamberlain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilt-chamberlain/)

> [Monogamy is the true path to happiness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilt-chamberlain/monogamy-is-the-true-path-to-happiness/)

[Wilt Chamberlain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilt-chamberlain/)

> [If you have ability in a certain area, why not capitalize on it and improve it and use it?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilt-chamberlain/if-you-have-ability-in-a-certain-area-why-not-capitalize-on-it-and/)

[Wilt Chamberlain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilt-chamberlain/)

> [I believe that good things come to those who work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilt-chamberlain/i-believe-that-good-things-come-to-those-who-work/)

[Wilt Chamberlain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilt-chamberlain/)

> [He fouled out in the fourth quarter, and that's when I really started getting points. He was no more at fault than anyone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilt-chamberlain/he-fouled-out-in-the-fourth-quarter-and-that-s-when-i-really-started/)

[Wilt Chamberlain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilt-chamberlain/)

> [But the point of using the number was to show that sex was a great part of my life as basketball was a great…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilt-chamberlain/but-the-point-of-using-the-number-was-to-show-that-sex-was-a-great/)

[Wilt Chamberlain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilt-chamberlain/)

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