“The Pistol: The Birth of a Legend” quotes

“When you think about it, a dream is nothing more than a big challenge you place on yourself.”
Nick Benedict - Press Maravich

“- Press Maravich: Kennedy will build houses on the moon by 1970 and you know why, cause he's got...
- Press Maravich, Helen Maravich: Confidence.”
Nick Benedict - Press Maravich
Millie Perkins - Helen Maravich

“I am not spending valuable hours of my life just to teach you boys to throw a ball through an iron hoop. This is a way of life, I want players to think. Work, sweat, challenge themselves, discipline themselves, because anything else you boys it just isn't worth it, to anyone.”

Nick Benedict - Press Maravich

“- Press Maravich: A guy once said I had a loose screw when I told him I wanted to play in the pros.
- Pete Maravich: He did?
- Press Maravich: Of course, he never took the time to see me play either.”
Nick Benedict - Press Maravich
Adam Guier - Pete Maravich

“Pap was right, the fans did want me to give them a magical moment, to let their imaginations soar, and believe that anything was possible. Win or lose, they did come back to see a floppy sock kid with the best of them.”
Tom Lester - Pete as adult

“Watching you makes me want to dream.”

Wendy Leblanc - Sandy

“If you'll forget about the girls and cars and listen to me you can accomplish things that you never thought were possible. I don't care if you're short, slow, tall, or small. You can play with the best of them if you'll dedicate yourself to becoming better.”

Nick Benedict - Press Maravich

“- Coach Pendleton: Walker how old are you?
- Walker: 18.
- Coach Pendleton: You wanna live to be 19?
- Walker: Yeah.
- Coach Pendleton: Then do what I tell you.”
Murrell Garland - Coach Pendleton

“You got something that the richest man in the world couldn't buy: a gift.”

Nick Benedict - Press Maravich

“The problem with you boys is simple. You're all a bunch of dummies 'cause you think you know it all.”

Nick Benedict - Press Maravich

When I was in the eight grade, all I wanted to be was a great basketball player like my dad. At 5'2" and 90 pounds who would believe me. I guess only my dad and I could believe it in the beginning.
Tom Lester - Pete as adult

“- Pete Maravich: We lost.
- Sandy: You can't win all the time.
- Pete Maravich: When you lose that's all the people remember.”

Adam Guier - Pete Maravich
Wendy Leblanc - Sandy

“A good basketball player can make up for a lot if he has hands as fast as a gunfighter.”
Nick Benedict - Press Maravich

“You see this circle? The size of this circle represents everything that I know about basketball. But the size of this ball represents everything about the game that has never been discovered.”

Nick Benedict - Press Maravich