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kingsnation
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The architect of the Celtics' championship team:
This man needs no introduction ...
*Yep. But a few quotes extolling the legend of Pistol Pete can't hurt - and what mind-boggling statements they are from Isiah, Magic, Bird, Kidd, Nash, Kobe, etc, etc.
“Pistol Pete is a legend to all who understand the history of basketball.”–Jason Kidd
“Pete was ‘The Man.’ I’d just sit there and shake my head and say to myself: ‘How’d he do that?’”–Magic Johnson
“Oh my. He did things with the basketball that players - still today - can’t do. If Maravich was playing today, he’d be a god.” — Isiah Thomas
“(Oscar) Robertson was the best guard I ever played against. Jerry West was the best I ever played with. And Pete is the best I’ve ever seen.”–Elgin Baylor
“I’ve got a lot of Pistol Pete in my game.”–Steve Nash
“Like a master chess player, Pete Maravich saw things that nobody else did.”–Bill Walton
“He was the greatest ball handler I’ve ever seen in my life. He could do things with the basketball that were unbelievable.”–Rick Barry
“A lot of guys break the laws of gravity. Pete breaks the laws of physics.”–Red Auerbach
“I learned all my tricks from Pete Maravich.”–Kobe Bryant
“You talk of Jerry West or Oscar Robertson or any of those great ones who scored and passed so well. Maravich is better. He’s a show.”–Lou Carnesecca
“The best showman of all time? I’d probably have to say Pistol Pete.”–Isiah Thomas
“He was one of the truly great players that could fill an arena. He was an excellent player. He could dribble with both hands, shoot with both hands, and see the whole court. I enjoyed playing with Pete. His biggest influence to my mind was his ability to pass. When he stepped on the court, it was like a warning sign: ‘Watch out. I know how to play this game.’”–Larry Bird
“Through following basketball and enjoying his flair for the game, I feel as though I knew him. He was a great scorer and a great passer at the same time. The passes he made were unbelievable. He was so ahead of his time.”–Magic Johnson
“Pistol was a big influence on me. I’ve often tried his moves on the basketball court. What he did on the court are things that players today still can’t do.”–Isiah Thomas
“He was the original. When you talk about ‘Showtime,’ you talk about creativity, and bringing a whole different concept to the game of basketball. Pete was the original. He opened the minds of a lot of players as to how the game should be played. What he could do with the basketball at full speed was incredible. He was the best ball handler I ever saw. Ever.”–Pat Riley
“The way Pete played transcended the game. He was an artist. His canvas was the floor and his brush was the basketball. Only one guy got to be Elvis. And only one guy got to be Pistol Pete.”–Paul Westphal
“He was a startling player. One of a half dozen I’ve ever seen who I’d buy a ticket to see play. He was as dazzling a passer and as great a ball handler as I’ve ever seen. He was like a great singer with a style all his own, a pacing that was different, a flair for the unusual.”–Chick Hearn
“He was unstoppable. It’s as if they had melted down all 12 Harlem Globetrotters and then filled up this skinny 6-6 white frame with everything they had.”–Ralph Wiley, ESPN
He personified why I love basketball; why I enjoy watching it; writing about it; why sports itself is such an important part of human existence.”–Curry Kirkpatrick, Sports Illustrated
“He was to basketball what the Sgt. Pepper album was to pop music: revolutionary and liberating.”–Bob McEwen, Rochester Times Union
“Today’s game is about spacing, drawing double teams, and shooting off the pass. No one in the history of the game was better at that than Pete. He could do more things with the ball than anyone who ever played, and do them all well.”–Alvin Gentry
kingsnation
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Bricklayer
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Sptsjunkie
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GeorgeofSacramento
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Sptsjunkie
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Let's not forget two pictures of the man himself since:
9-3 = 6
1 + 5 = 6
Also, from the article with the 15 picture comes thi funny tidbit:
"Mr. Artest’s personal assistant, who grew up with him in the projects but is paid by Mr. Artest’s management company, fields late-night requests for organic cookies, is developing Mr. Artest’s line of athletic wear and was asked recently to remove what Mr. Artest thought were giant snake eggs in his backyard. They turned out to be mushrooms."
9-3 = 6
1 + 5 = 6
Also, from the article with the 15 picture comes thi funny tidbit:
"Mr. Artest’s personal assistant, who grew up with him in the projects but is paid by Mr. Artest’s management company, fields late-night requests for organic cookies, is developing Mr. Artest’s line of athletic wear and was asked recently to remove what Mr. Artest thought were giant snake eggs in his backyard. They turned out to be mushrooms."
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It that doesn't summarize the whole Artest experience, I don't know what does.
ZZE916
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People thought he was too creepy, so Six Flags dropped the campaign. My wife still hates to see his image.oh yea i forgot about mr. six flags lol
i wonder what happened to him on the actual commercials
Sptsjunkie
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Haha, and I though Chris Hansen finally caught him. Probably for the best, that guy always creeped me out.
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MassachusettsKingsFan
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wow i love hedo..
Bricklayer
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Gee, and I wonder where the 4 is going to come from? 
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