Wilt never broke a rim in an NBA game as far as I know. That doesn't mean that he couldn't have done it if he wanted to.
Shaq set out to do what he did, he deliberately put all of his weight into the dunk for the express purpose of getting himself on Sportscenter.
Wilt used to work out with the Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger ) during the time when Arnold first came to the U.S. as a bodybuilder. Wilt got his bench press up to 500 pounds. Shaq could only bench about 450, probably less now.
When Wilt was 59 years old, he was STILL able to bench 465, which is more that Shaq has ever been able to do. Wilt was 63 when he died.
Did you ever see Charles Barkley play? If not, I'm sure you've seen video of him.... Barkley was listed at 6'6" and about 252 lbs...very, very strong, very fast and very explosive.
In the 60s and early 70s, there was a player in the NBA by the name of Gus Johnson.... he was kind of like the Charles Barkley of the 60s...very strong, quick and a great leaper. Johnson was listed at about 6'6" and about 230, he didn't have as much fat on him as Barkley did.
Anyway, one day, late in the 1967 season (the year Wilt' ...
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