Wilt Chamberlain

"I don't have to be what you want me to be."

"Nobody roots for Goliath."

"They couldn't guard me in the low post. I would just back them down, dunk on them, or pass out to open teammates."

"I am not a basketball player. I am a track star who plays basketball."

"Success is not just about what you accomplish in your life, it's about what you inspire others to do."

"I felt that I had to change the game of basketball, to open it up, to make it a better game."

"Concentration and hard work are the keys to success."

"I averaged 50 points a game for an entire season. What else is there?"

"The only way to get better is to play against better competition."

"I was born tall. It was a gift I had, but I still had to work hard."

"Defense is something I take personally. I want to guard the best player on every team."

"Numbers don't lie. I put the ball in the basket more than anyone else."

"I never fouled intentionally. I played hard, but I played clean."

"People remember what you do on the court, not what you do off it."

"To be great, you have to believe you're great."

"I wanted to dominate the game the way I saw fit."

"You have to have confidence in yourself and in your abilities."

"Every game is a chance to prove yourself."

"I didn't play to be liked. I played to win."

"The physical game is secondary to the mental game."

"Athletes should be role models, but not every athlete wants that responsibility."

"I had to reinvent myself constantly because people kept trying to stop me."

"Greatness requires sacrifice."

"You can't be afraid to fail if you want to succeed."

"I made my living under the basket. That's where the power was."

"Everything I did was calculated to give my team the best chance to win."

"The game teaches you about life—how to handle pressure and adversity."

"I never let anyone outwork me. That was my competitive advantage."

"You have to love what you do to be great at it."

"Records are just numbers until someone breaks them."