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Wilt Chamberlain is 1960 basketball legend. Wilt Chamberlain was one of eleven children! Can you imagine that? His parents, Olivia and William Chamberlain, were devoted to the family and hard work. When Wilt was little, he helped around his neighborhood with odd jobs for money.
When he was young, he had many medical problems. When he was a toddler, he got a sickness called a hernia which required surgery. He then almost died in the fourth grade, when he caught pneumonia. He also had problems with infected mosquito bites on his legs when he was a teenager.
When Wilt was playing basketball, his average was 50 points a game! Nobody could stop this dominant 7' 2" player. With those features combined, you have a strong player just standing there in your way of the hoop. In 1967, he led the Philadelphia 76ers and in 1972 the Los Angeles Lakers to an NBA title. He was also the only player to score 100 points in a single game, WOW! Wilt Chamberlain made amazing and outstanding achievements!
When he was young, he had many medical problems. When he was a toddler, he got a sickness called a hernia which required surgery. He then almost died in the fourth grade, when he caught pneumonia. He also had problems with infected mosquito bites on his legs when he was a teenager.
When Wilt was playing basketball, his average was 50 points a game! Nobody could stop this dominant 7' 2" player. With those features combined, you have a strong player just standing there in your way of the hoop. In 1967, he led the Philadelphia 76ers and in 1972 the Los Angeles Lakers to an NBA title. He was also the only player to score 100 points in a single game, WOW! Wilt Chamberlain made amazing and outstanding achievements!
Muhammad Ali
After turning pro, Ali defeated his first opponents. Then on 25 February 1964, he fought, and knocked out, Sonny Liston in seven rounds, thus becoming the new heavyweight world champion.
Ali defended his title nine times from 1965 to 1967 and became universally recognized as world heavyweight champion after outpointing World Boxing Association (WBA) champion Ernie Terrell in fifteen rounds on 6 February 1967. Ali often proclaimed his invincibility in verse and boasted, "I am the greatest!"
Soon after becoming heavyweight champion, Ali decided to change his religion and joined the Nation of Islam (Black Muslims), taking the Muslim name "Muhammad Ali." The Vietnam War then interrupted Ali's career. In 1967, he was inducted into the military, but he refused to serve, saying his religious beliefs forbade him to fight.
While some Americans praised Ali for risking prison to stand up for his beliefs, others called him a draft dodger and traitor. The government charged him with violating the Selective Service Act; his titles were taken from him; and he was not allowed to box.
Ali defended his title nine times from 1965 to 1967 and became universally recognized as world heavyweight champion after outpointing World Boxing Association (WBA) champion Ernie Terrell in fifteen rounds on 6 February 1967. Ali often proclaimed his invincibility in verse and boasted, "I am the greatest!"
Soon after becoming heavyweight champion, Ali decided to change his religion and joined the Nation of Islam (Black Muslims), taking the Muslim name "Muhammad Ali." The Vietnam War then interrupted Ali's career. In 1967, he was inducted into the military, but he refused to serve, saying his religious beliefs forbade him to fight.
While some Americans praised Ali for risking prison to stand up for his beliefs, others called him a draft dodger and traitor. The government charged him with violating the Selective Service Act; his titles were taken from him; and he was not allowed to box.