Chamberlain, criticized for revealing in his autobiography that he'd slept with 20,000 women, explained why he did so.
"We're all fascinated by the numbers, as we were about the 100 points," Chamberlain said. "... So I thought of a number that was a round number that may be close and may be whatever, and I used that number. Now according to the average person, that number is so preposterous that I can understand them not believing it.
"But the point of using the number was to show that sex was a great part of my life as basketball was a great part of my life. That's the reason why I was single."
Chamberlain said he regretted not explaining the sexual climate at the time of his escapades.
"It was a different sexual situation going on than it is in the '80s and '90s, and I did a very poor job of describing that," said Chamberlain, who offered a warning for any men who admired him for it.
"With all of you men out there who think that having a thousand different ladies is pretty cool, I have learned in my life I've found out that having one woman a thousand different times is much more satisfying."
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