A rebounder, or a shot-blocker for that matter, is always at a disadvantage if he tells himself the only way he can succeed is by out jumping the guy next to him. Sometimes he will have to, but most of the time he will not. Most of my rebounds came from positioning, where I was able to get the ball while in heavy traffic.

People say it was the greatest individual rivalry they've ever seen. I agree with that. Let me assure you that if either Wilt's or Russ' coach had ever told one of them he couldn't guard the other guy, he would have lost that player forever.

If you really have integrity, there are very few people who can insult you, or honor you.

I think what has happened to our basketball team, we've been badly distracted. They're not reading too many positive things in the paper.

The idea is not to block every shot. The idea is to make your opponent believe that you might block every shot.

We learn to make a shell for ourselves when we are young and then spend the rest of our lives hoping for someone to reach inside and touch us. Just touch us—anything more than that would be too much for us to bear.

The most important measure of how good a game I played was how much better I’d made my teammates play.