Quotes by George Mikan

“When the ball comes through the hoop, you catch it and put it up with other hand,”

“I had to learn to avoid stepping on (her) toes, and that made me more nimble on my feet,”

“Heres one for you,”

“Its really Jims game theyre playing now.”

“I guess Ive done just about everything in life people told me I wasnt able to do, ... I respond pretty well to somebody telling me theres something I cant 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 Id trip over the foul line. After a while, that stopped too. I guess you could say Ive always had a burning desire to be successful. I still do.”

“We have to prove that were for real, that were going to be around. I had to do that with the ABA, too, but I also had to fight the NBA. Whats nice about roller hockey is that the NHL hasnt knocked us. It sees us as a continuation of its season.”

“Oh, I suppose so. But so far we havent found anybody 6 ft. 10 in..”

“[Since last years inaugural season, not only has the number of roller hockey teams doubled, but each teams schedule has also expanded from eight games to 22, and attendance figures continue to rise. Whats 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 70s.”

“Im having way too much fun at this. And its great to be back in Chicago. I get to lunch with Ray Meyer, my old DePaul coach, at least once a week.”

“Cheetahs are fast. They run 70 miles an hour, and our jersey numbers happen to start in the 70s.”