Once people couldn't trust the college game, some checked out the pro game, but that was in big trouble, too. We had no clock and a lot of faults. People looked at the slow pace and at big guys like… — Dolph Schayes Copy Share Image
A basketball diameter is 10 inches and a rim is 18 inches so I made a 14-inch rim I put in to practice on. Few people could do that because it was so frustrating that it drove everyone but me nuts. That led to me shooting very high, which basic physics tells you is the best angle - the hole… — Dolph Schayes Copy Share
I disobeyed a basic basketball rule and never boxed out. I figured that if I had the inside position I had enough of an… — Dolph Schayes Copy Share Image
You can't think about basketball or you ruin your game. It is an instinctive game. — Dolph Schayes Copy Share Image
I've heard the joke a million times that "Jews in Sports" must be the thinnest book in the world. Actually, I've seen a lot… — Dolph Schayes Copy Share Image
I was a center in college but I was a high post guy, feeding cutters and rebounding. Going to pro ball, I clearly wasn't… — Dolph Schayes Copy Share Image
I always stayed on before and after practice. I just think that if you want to excel at anything, be it basketball, dance or… — Dolph Schayes Copy Share Image
It's fair to say that Jews dominated basketball and that started in the 30s in all the big cities. I think it was simply… — Dolph Schayes Copy Share Image
The real secret to my success was I could shoot with either hand. Ironically, I became ambidextrous as a direct result of breaking my… — Dolph Schayes Copy Share Image
Once people couldn't trust the college game, some checked out the pro game, but that was in big trouble, too. We had no clock… — Dolph Schayes Copy Share Image
Most people forget that Danny Biasone was the Wilbur Wright of basketball. Because he invented the 24-second clock, the game took off. Yet he… — Dolph Schayes Copy Share Image
Guys hated to play against me because my stock in trade was constant movement. I was quick but not fast so I would move… — Dolph Schayes Copy Share Image
I never had a postup game, which really hurt me eventually. Later in my career, teams would put smaller guys on me to stop… — Dolph Schayes Copy Share Image
