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George Mikan Quotes
«When the ball comes through the hoop, you catch it and put it up with other hand,»
Author: George Mikan
«I had to learn to avoid stepping on (her) toes, and that made me more nimble on my feet,»
Author: George Mikan
«Here's one for you,»
Author: George Mikan
«It's really Jim's game they're playing now.»
Author: George Mikan
«I guess I've done just about everything in life people told me I wasn't able to do, ... I respond pretty well to somebody telling me there's something I can't do. I started wearing glasses when I was 12, and people told me then that anyone who wore glasses could never be a great athlete. And I always took a lot of taunts because I was so big. I was always being challenged as a kid, but I grew stronger, and ((the taunts)) stopped pretty fast. In college they laughed and said I'd trip over the foul line. After a while, that stopped too. I guess you could say I've always had a burning desire to be successful. I still do.»
Author: George Mikan
«We have to prove that we're for real, that we're going to be around. I had to do that with the ABA, too, but I also had to fight the NBA. What's nice about roller hockey is that the NHL hasn't knocked us. It sees us as a continuation of its season.»
Author: George Mikan
«Oh, I suppose so. But so far we haven't found anybody 6 ft. 10 in..»
Author: George Mikan
«[Since last year's inaugural season, not only has the number of roller hockey teams doubled, but each team's schedule has also expanded from eight games to 22, and attendance figures continue to rise. What's more, the team names, which include the Atlanta Fire Ants, have grown ever more exotic. Why cheetahs in Chicago?] Cheetahs are fast, ... They run 70 miles an hour, and our jersey numbers happen to start in the 70's.»
Author: George Mikan
«I'm having way too much fun at this. And it's great to be back in Chicago. I get to lunch with Ray Meyer, my old DePaul coach, at least once a week.»
Author: George Mikan
«Cheetahs are fast. They run 70 miles an hour, and our jersey numbers happen to start in the 70's.»
Author: George Mikan