(MENAFN- Ameliorate Solutions) Wilt Chamberlain - one of the most extravagant, dominant, iconic (and victorious) sportsmen. From the height of his 216 centimeters and 120 kilos, Wilt has had a magnificent career filled with personal bests and collective victories.
The phenomenon on the floors it is also off the field. He had an incredible impact on our favorite league. From a technical point of view, he took basketball much further than one could imagine at the time.
From a social point of view, Wilt and his lifelong friend, Bill Russell, have worked hard against in the United States. Finally, Wilt is also known for his extra-sporting outings, his mass appeal, his films, his statements, and his style so the 60s.
Wilt is a complicated character who seems to have always succeeded in everything. He will do anything to please everyone or at least be so dominant that the debate cannot take place. Incurred from the research by The News and Views sports team, let's find out more precisely who Chamberlain was.
One of the Greatest Athletes
A man of 2.16 meters for 120 kilos capable of running as fast as D'Aaron Fox and jumping as high as Vince Carter, this is how one could describe Wilt's athleticism without falling into miles is built it throughout his life. Before basketball, the young Wilt did athletics and mainly run.
Recognized by everyone as the fastest at his age, Wilt is already showing extraordinary physical strengths. At 10 years old, from the height of his meter 84, he understands that his size would be an asset to him in basketball and gets started at the age of 13. At 15, he measures more than 2 meters and continues his basketball season in high school and his athletics season and becomes a high jump champion.
During this period, the young Wilt trained to dunk on baskets of 3.65 meters, or 60 centimeters more than the norm.
Track and Field at the University of Kansas
After 3 years at the University of Kansas, Chamberlain joined the Harlem Globetrotters: the professional collective of African-American players who seek to highlight the technique and athleticism of black players who are struggling to find places in the major leagues of the country because of an extremely racist national atmosphere. His speed and handle are so impressive that his coach made him captain.
The giant arrived in the NBA in 1959, where Bill Russell (2.08m) has dominated rackets for 3 years. On his arrival some judge his physique too slender. But in his first game, the pivot poses 43 points 28 rebounds. The hero is born. He turns in 38/27, finishes the top scorer for his first season. From there, Wilt's career was launched. For 15 seasons Wilt will crush the NBA with his talent and his muscles. Domination is such that the NBA must change some rules. He's so long and tall that the free-throw line is set back so he can't drop it into the circle while leaning.
After a fifteen-year career, Wilt did not stop there and decided to play Volleyball. In fact, during the 1969-1970 seasons, the pivot injured his knee and began to take an interest in this sport to rehabilitate him and continue to train his relaxation and the other physical aspects of his game.
Wilt marked the NBA with untouchable records, but his physique and his impressive mobility for his age (over 40 years) marked a whole generation of a volleyball player. To conclude this physical part, let's not forget that in 1961-1962 he was running at more than 48 minutes on average, he only missed 8 minutes of the 80 he took part.
A Record Holder
If I had to describe Wilt Chamberlain to people who don't know anything about basketball, I would necessarily talk about his records. Each more untouchable than the next, what better way than to attract the attention of an uninitiated in the NBA by saying 'one day a man scored 100 points in a game?'
From a personal point of view, the guy offers one of the most incredible achievements in the league: 13 times all-star, 7 times best scorer, 11 times best rebounder, 1-time best passer (yes a pivot best passer that exists), 2 times Champions, 10 times All-NBA, 1 time MVP of the all-star game, MVP of the finals and Rookie of the year but above all 4 times MVP.
Wilt's records only reflect the domination of the gentleman. But at this level, physically dominating is not enough; we are talking about technical domination that allowed him to push basketball so far.
Wilt is one of the most flashy and extravagant players in history. There are so many anecdotes about him showing how anything was possible with him. Throughout his career, he has never ceased to break down the boundaries of his sport and the laws of physics in general.
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