[originaltext] Writ Chamberlain is retired now, but he used to be a famous b

Writ Chamberlain is retired now, but he used to be a famous basketball player. He set sixty-five different records, and still holds many of them. During the final years of his career, he drew a large salary and became very wealthy. He even built himself a $1.5 million house. Yet, despite his personal success, he led his teams to only one championship. His teams often won enough games to quality for the final rounds, but they almost always lost in the finals. As a result, Wilt became
determined to win one more championship before he retired.
    In 1972, while Wilt was playing against the New York Knicks, he fell down and hit his wrist on the floor. He felt pain immediately and knew that he had hurt himself badly. When a doctor examined Wilt, the doctor confirmed Wilt’ s fears. The doctor told Wilt that he had broken a bone in the wrist and that he could not play any more.
    Wilt ignored his doctor’ s advice. The next night, with his many fans watching in amazement, he not only played the entire game, but he was outstanding. His team won the game and the championship. Wilt had his wish to be a winner one last time.