A Quote by Rick Wise

The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.

Rick Wise

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Rick Wise
American - Baseball player
Born: September 13, 1945

I remember one time I wrote something very, very critical about Wilt Chamberlain. The next time I saw him - and Wilt was not a man, as huge as he was - he was not a man of confrontation. And we were in the Lakers locker room. And he sent Jerry West over, and he said, 'Frank, Wilt would like you to leave.'

Frank Deford

Primarily, every rule change over the past ten years has been against the pitchers - lowering the mound and the designated hitter.

Gaylord Perry

I want to be strong, dominant. Like Wilt Chamberlain.

Shaquille O'Neal

He was a terrific guy. It is a great loss to the sports world. Wilt Chamberlain had a special place in basketball history and he will be missed. We had many battles with Wilt. He was a fun guy to be around; he was a 'Gentle Giant.'

Tom Heinsohn

Wilt Chamberlain had a great deal to do with the success of the NBA. His dominance, power, demeanor and the rivalry with Bill Russell says it all. He will be sorely missed by myself and everyone in the basketball community. Wilt was a great performer and a great athlete.

Red Auerbach

I don't like the designated hitter. A guy who plays should be able to catch and hit.

Marge Schott

Wilt Chamberlain lied when he said he had 20,000 women.

Dennis Rodman

You will probably be hearing more about this schoolboy. His name is Wilt Chamberlain.

Ted Cassidy

My top three were Jim Brown, Wilt Chamberlain and Bo Jackson.

Dick Schaap

Resentment is just a way of letting someone else use your mind rent-free.

Roger Ebert

I had a moment like that with Wilt (Chamberlain). He knocked me out of bounds, I came back and faked him, came across the middle and dunked on him.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

By letting go of dieting, I free up mental and emotional room. I have more space, I can move. The pursuit of another, elusive body, the body someone else says I should have, is a terrible distraction, a side-tracking that might have lasted my whole life long. By letting myself go, I go places.

Sallie Tisdale

The way my team are doing, we could get Wilt Chamberlain in a trade and find out that he's really two midgets Scotch-taped together.

Gene Shue

If one is okay with police having guns - whoever is designated as having authority - but panicked at the thought of their fellow man or themselves having guns, then that is someone who does not think like a free person. He places a magical aura around whoever is in charge and only thinks they can wield power. This will come up again in other areas, such as letting government make economic decisions but fearing individual people making those decisions themselves.