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Taken from Hoops-Nation... some of these clips though :x 
People really sleep on this man. Dude was a freak of nature.
People really sleep on this man. Dude was a freak of nature.
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Wilt Chamberlain - Athletic Freak
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View media item 976763(Wilt, circa 1962)
View media item 976760(Wilt, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Andre the Giant. Wilt's arm is the same size as Arnold's Head. :x)
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View media item 976776(that bar is 6+ feet in the air. Wilt was 7'1 1/2".)
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(Wingspan comparisons to modern players)
Breaking down his athletic abilities in categories:
Strength and power
Wilt's bench press was reportedly almost up to 500 pounds, in high school he also did shot put where he was throwing 53 feet.
Chamberlain stood tall at 7'1'' without shoes, and was 275 lbs at the beginning of his career, reaching more than 300 lbs. He had a standing reach of 9'7'' and a wingspan of around 7'9".
Always known to be a really big strong guy, critics tried to put him down stating he could only dominate due to his size, he took that to heart and always tried to show and also improve his skill.
There are countless reports about his unbelievable strength by players and experts but they also say he tried to be a nice guy and never went all out because he didn't want to hurt anyone, you can see it clearly that most of the time he used to hold back when playing.
Stamina
In his career Wilt played 45.8 minutes per game in the regular season and 47.2 in the Playoffs, that alone proves he had all the stamina in the world. Plenty of times he went to games or practices without sleeping. This was a guy that never seemed tired and played with injuries in his final years. Keep in mind that basketball at this time was a much faster pace than what we watch now, averaging around 10-20 more FG attempts a game.
Speed
Wilt ran track and field in high school where he ran the 440 yards in 49.0 seconds and the 880 yards in 1:58.3. He could easily outrun most guards on the fastbreak and used his speed in many ways on the basketball court. Wilt was the definition of a big man who could run the floor.
Agility and quickness
Despite being over 7 feet and over 260 lbs, Wilt had agility like no other, he had total control of his massive body and he displayed that countless times on the court. He was a center moving around like a guard and always demonstrated unbelievable quickness and cat-like reflexes. This is shown in some of the clips below as well.
Jumping ability
Reportedly, Wilt had a vertical leap higher than 40'', that's as high as players like Michael Jordan. In high school he high jumped 6'6'' and broad jumped 22 feet. This was a really big guy with tremendous hops which gave him just a great advantage playing basketball. Also keep in mind that Wilt had no access to modern privileges such as suplements, techniques, training methods, conditioning, equipment, medicine, other luxuries, and so on... Few players after him can say they were even close to Wilt's athleticism though, that makes it even more impressive.
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