Pete Maravich interview

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[@guittadabe5214]

Thank God he was saved before he died! See you in heaven Pete. Thank you for your testimony!

[@Polarcutter]

Theirs not many professional athletes today as well spoken and articulate as Pete Maravich was. This is a wonderful interview.

[@capitanfuturo594]

R.I.P. MARAVICH !!! The most underrated player in the all time in the NBA.

[@BBAKER22]

Underrated? LMAO.. WTF are you talking about? You obviously DON'T know anything about basketball do you?

[@dannycooper8253]

He's the reason why all of these guys know how to dribble the way they do today.

[@JonnyAugz]

He was waaaay ahead of his time.

[@hopegaming867]

Yep

[@joebrewer4529]

Don't leave at Bob cousy

[@pauls5940]

Danny Cooper, you are so right this guy was pure magic on the court. I am so glad he gave his life to Christ!

[@duanecatton7505]

Players today carry the ball it’s called traveling

[@CABWOF2]

Pete's testimony changed my life back in the mid 80"s. Forever greatfull, see you in Heaven one day. Thank you Pete!!

[@lilpinakeit4190]

Did yu know he said he didn't "wanna play NBA for 10 years and die from a heart attack" and he fr said his future

[@melachidavisacts2386]

Watch Gino Jennings

[@r3tr0actiongamer24]

@@lilpinakeit4190 Are you having a stroke?

[@zblaine91]

as of 2012 all his college records still stand best college player ever

[@katastrafika5253]

Still stands with lowest amount of games played

[@rickjohnson9191]

Pete is my favorite player of all-time. I read his biography. 68 pts. against the Knicks! What a testimony, too. Rest In Peace, Pete

[@MrRufusRToyota]

RICK JOHNSON No three point line and fouled out. The best

[@bryanstock281]

Before any player can be compared to Pete Maravich, that player must have first mastered every fundamental skill of the game to the 98th percentile. Pete is the only player in the history of basketball to have absolutely perfect ball handling skills. The ball was an extension of his hand and he didn’t have to give any conscious thought to the ball - this allowed him to look 3 moves ahead. This made him an offense scoring machine that was IMPOSSIBLE to guard by any player that has ever lived.

[@agamjyotsingh5259]

@Smallss34 the disrespect.

[@morpher728]

@Joe marabitch? Wtf hes a legend

[@shilohmonroe-donovan]

Amen! God was glorified in his life. I wish I could have known him.

[@PeterPhinney]

then god took him so soon, but not before he gave him alcoholism :( which drove him to our lord and savior, as many alcoholics have in desperation to reconcile their life.

[@gleanerman2195]

god really fucked poor pete over.

[@ericgordon8794]

Hey Glean. No God gave him everything you should have and then some. His shortcomings were his pathway to salvation. God bless old Pete twice, once with addiction, once with salvation.

[@sjwilliams5883]

@@gleanerman2195 I would say he saved Pete from a pit of fire so idk how you can say what you said

[@historia9275]

What a great interview. The way he talks about how God changed his life is very inspiring.

[@davewalt1781]

Jesus Christ was truly the most important thing in Pete's life. We need more people in sports like Pete. What a good man and outstanding player.

[@ppumpkin3282]

Very articulate person, and very self-aware.

[@clydeb7713]

Boyhood hero of mine. Glad he found peace before he died. You don't get where he got by just wishing.

[@philiptucci2458]

I love Pete Maravich, I followed him his entire college and professional career, legendary basketball player. I'm so happy he accepted Jesus Christ as his personal Saviour, rest in peace eternally in Heaven.

[@chikkipop]

*"I'm so happy he accepted Jesus Christ as his personal Saviour, rest in peace eternally in Heaven."* Actually, it's very sad that he was such a confused person. I always felt sorry for him, and the difficult life he'd had; it's no surprise that he turned to a common superstition, but still disappointing.

[@ctrain3621]

@@chikkipop There is nothing superstitious about loving Jesus.

[@chikkipop]

@@ctrain3621 There is a lot superstitious about loving an ancient person who is supposed to have "risen" from death.

[@ctrain3621]

@@chikkipop Not when there are hundreds of accounts of people seeing Jesus after his resurrection.

[@chikkipop]

@@ctrain3621 You mean *stories* about hundreds of people. And we know eyewitness testimony is inaccurate even when it comes to what happened in a car accident *yesterday.* It's not reliable, and you're going to believe ancient magical events happened *centuries* ago because men wrote stories?! You were *indoctrinated* to believe, and it's hard to come to terms with that, but once you do, you're better off, because you no longer have to keep trying to justify nonsense.

[@dougarmstrong6611]

Thank you Jesus for saving Pete!!

[@therenewedpoet4292]

"My dad is my hero" "My dad's dream came true through me" So beautiful. Have the same relationship with my dad. Ups and downs, but that's life.

[@mikesutton879]

Pete and Dr.J changed the game, and put basketball on a different level.

[@Amick44]

Yes, they did. Connie Hawkins and David Thompson as well.

[@ohbrother8530]

Mick A Before them was Bob Cousy.

[@shamadam1]

Pete , dr J and magic are the most aesthetically pleasing of all time, so much flair and finesse, rather than the Neanderthals like Shaq etc.

[@HoodPsychoP3dia]

1972 teammates too

[@williambuck2675]

He spent his life searching and always had an emptiness no matter what goals he achieved or how much money he made. I'm so happy he found Jesus! Pete would want us to use his testimony to promote Christ.

[@aChristian4RonPaul]

@Tenticle Ass Nah, we will keep talking.

[@gleanerman2195]

I admired Pete as a basketball player, but this jesus shit is just him loosing his mind at the end, sad.

[@lenorehatley7097]

@@gleanerman2195 You are wrong. Please read Psalms 14:1. God and eternity are very real. Jesus is the answer, and He is your answer too. You do not want to spend eternity separated from God.. God is Love.

[@chikkipop]

@@lenorehatley7097 How do you know what you claim to know?!

[@Dbusdriver71]

'Money can buy you a fine dog but only love will make its tail wag'; thats a good one. I like the one you said in what I believe was your last interveiw; 'Money can buy you everything but happiness and take you anyplace you want to go but Heaven.' In life, you were a marvelous Christian. That you lived twice as long as you should have and are nearly unarguably the finest showman to have ever walked on a basketball court is an example of the Devine at work to me. There are others that may have rings and may have more more money than you but your life is a celebration of the Lord God of Isreal. Your life is an excellent example to us all.

[@PsychedelicFerret]

Ii'm glad Pete found peace before he died, i've never been a believer, but the phrase "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you" resonates deep in my being.

[@charliewartelle6720]

Pete, who struggled with depression ,was in a fine place when he passed.

[@KalteneckerProductions]

This is the real GOAT. Not only inspiring but almost a gift to hear the life changing story of Pistol Pete Maravich. GOD BLESS EVERYONE!

[@morpher728]

I dont think hes the goat lol

[@davidburkholder7360]

I would not say so personally as I would give that title to Jordan BUT Maravich is certainly up in the ether with Jordan way above the all time greats like Bird and Magic. Just my opinion. As far as a ball handler Maravich would be above Jordan for sure.

[@calvinsimpson1301]

That's an outlandish thing to say. Great scorer and shooter, not a good defender at all. He's nowhere near the MJ, LeBron, Kareem, Wilt, Bird, Magic tier

[@calvinsimpson1301]

@@davidburkholder7360 Pete is not "way above the all time greats like Magic and Bird" lol

[@davidburkholder7360]

@@calvinsimpson1301 Never said he was but what I will say is he is best ball handler of all time, top college player of all time, best passer of all time and top 50 NBA all time per his peers.

[@guardedsoulz7826]

Pete's a big inspiration to me.

[@thebarber2009]

turn to jesus

[@Hannah2265]

What a great story of a man who had great success but found he needed Jesus!

[@bradenhogan2]

This man lived quite the life. His father raised him to do a particular thing, and he perfected it almost to the best of his potential and did right by his father. He fought his way to earning the all time scoring record for college basketball, secured his legacy and financial status at an early age, built his worldly kingdom here. Then his mother dies of suicide and his father a little later. He retires in 1980 and goes on this crazy spiritual journey practicing yoga, Buddhism, a lot of things before settling on Christ. Within just a few years, he would proclaim he wants to be remembered not for his basketball career, but as a Christian. But by the end of the ‘80s, he dies of a heart problem literally ON. THE. COURT. His story is such a classic rise, fall, redemption story. It would lend itself to such an epic movie or novel.

[@manny4552]

He was able to do things on the court that no one else did.

[@adamdorgant9454]

True!!!

[@chrisyaz9417]

great real interviewer. intelligent man. giving a real interview is not so common. lots to say about both men here. no fake bones

[@richardblais5232]

what do you mean, fake bones ?

[@scuzzbecuzz]

Never be another Pistol Pete...... his talent was exceptional and his faith more so

[@tyronevaldez-kruger5313]

I'm an African here in Germany and binge watching him. Didn't know him but the things he did with the ball makes White Chocolate Williams, Kyrie Irving and Steph Curry look clumsy. None of them was that ahead of their times

[@rockvilleraven]

@@tyronevaldez-kruger5313 I remember when NBA on CBS had the "HORSE" competition at halftime, pro players playing a playground game like that, the only that stopped him from winning was sadly was that he needed knee surgery and he had to quit early.

[@chikkipop]

His "faith" was a big disappointment, but no surprise given the difficult life he had. No one should have "faith" like that.

[@ctrain3621]

@@chikkipop wow, so you just replied to every persons comment to diminish their beliefs. You must truly be a miserable person.

[@michaelvasquez1822]

Damn i can't help but start crying my eyes out at the end of the video because Pete died 2 months later after this wonderful interview smh so young at 42 #Rippistolpete

[@joinjen3854]

Age 40.

[@toolate1948]

Amazing that no knew about his heart condition except God. "Be strong and lift thine own heart." What more proof that God is real does anyone need.

[@adamdorgant9454]

He was 40 when he died, but what it said in Pete’s autopsy was shocking, he had a rare Heart Defect, he was born with one coronary artery instead of the normal two!!!!

[@mrmagoo491]

A very thoughtful person , who grew on a spiritual level and found peace. He said it. We all have choices. It's on us. He was not being "preachy" here to me. He shared his heart and that he found peace through Jesus. Thanks for sharing testimony. I had Pete 's rookie card , and lol I still can't find it.

[@safeharbor3095]

Thank you Jesus.

[@gregorymagloire2792]

23 years ago on this Jan 5th day! g.o.a.t! Legend! RIP!

[@andrewison2194]

Awesome testimony and you can tell the sincerity. If this testimony doesn't wake people up not many will. All professional athletes should listen to this, and all those who have things but no joy. Happiness is a temporary emotion, but joy is eternal it only comes from God. Jesus brings that Joy!

[@chikkipop]

What "god" and how do you know about it? And what is there to "wake up" about?

[@capitanfuturo594]

*THE MOST UNDERRATED PLAYER IN NBA HISTORY.*

[@santhoshkumarraju2000]

Tears flow down my cheeks as I couldn't believe that the legend like him is dead.

[@Heathbar1783]

Such an interesting character to learn about pistol Pete

[@mnewby82]

R.I.P. "Pistol" Pete Maravich, a true legend. God bless him!

[@jerryboucher5622]

You should know loser.

[@michaelfrazier264]

@jesusisnotallright s God has a special place for you.

[@adamdorgant9454]

He was the real Showtime!!!!

[@chikkipop]

@@michaelfrazier264 There's a "god"? How did you learn about it, and the "special place"?!

[@robertemanuel7664]

The biggest basketball influence on young Kobe, by his own admission today, and doing stuff NOBODY else was doing back in the '70s - why he was a square peg in a round hole until his own teammates learned how to read him and anticipate his next move, something Walt Frazier said NOBODY could do: "You never know what he's going to do!" With Michael and two others, one of the four top-scoring guards in the NBA. And let's not even TRY to take the time to speculate on both his NCAA AND NBA scoring records -especially the first- had the 3-point shot come into the game before his last two pro seasons!!!

[@morpher728]

I thought the player that influenced kobe the most was oscar schmidt, it seems like he has many idols

[@darrenlynch9047]

Would have averaged 57 instead of 44 at LSU had the 3 point line been around. Chew on that.....

[@hopegaming867]

If there was a Three point line He would have won more than one Championship

[@robertsmith3872]

Dale Brown figured that out

[@danielpaz623]

58

[@gargeluy3035]

@@hopegaming867 u mean he would have won a championship at all?

[@iiTzLurks]

​@gargeluy3035 to me he won one but sadly he was on crappy teams that didn't like him

[@paysonfox88]

Press Maravich was envisioning the type of basketball played in the 1980's and 1990's. But he was dreaming this stuff up in the late 40's and 1950's. That's nuts!

[@brentwilcox9449]

VERY POWERFUL MESSAGE!!! knowing the struggles that Pete had over the years...searching for fulfillment in his life...GOD will never stop pursuing us, until we find HIM....nothing more encouraging than pete explaining the JESUS CHRIST changed his life...and, JESUS can and will change your life....if you will let HIM....in the end, PETE found that peace and happiness he had searched for in his life...today, he is able to RIP....great video for those of us left on this earth....its hard for me to look at the day Pete passed....it was on my birthday in 1988....at the age of 40...which tells us...we must ALL be ready!

[@betacomg]

may you find eternal peace on your next journey Pete- you have touched the lives of countless souls, and honestly to all those that grew up watching him during the "golden years" of Bball, he was the best bar none- finger rolls, 30 foot clutch shots, no look passes, behind the back ball layups, lateral movements, etc were all done by Pete before anyone else-

[@gregkennedy3368]

Of all his accomplishments I'm most impressed by him accepting jesus into his heart

[@adamdorgant9454]

You’re right about that!!!!!

[@chikkipop]

How sad that you think his biggest accomplishment is accepting an ancient myth because he was sad and confused about life. It's so common that people seek such things.

[@fjk67]

What an amazing individual and transformative story!

[@aleksandarstankovic9802]

One of the best players ever to play basketball , he has Serbian ancestry. ...:)

[@markcollins1012]

He's one of my favorite all-time players. I wish we had him around longer than we did. The basketball world was blessed to have him.

[@stubone77]

This man is speaking life.

[@PieterDave]

'as long as your heart is beating....' damn,the irony.

[@SimpleManGuitars1973]

I learned to spin it on my finger because I loved Pistol Pete so much and I can still do it to this day.

[@TheLebron6]

R.I.P. LEGEND! I had a lot favourite players but when i heard for Pete,he s the only one that can be favourited.

[@taraschepurny2709]

A wonderfully, sincere testimony of what Jesus desires to accomplish in anyone's life. Thank you, Pete, for allowing God to transform you!

[@RayVisuals]

Thank you posting this video...all praise & glory be to God through our Lord & Savior Jesus Christ

[@maxeyac]

God Bless you Pistol Pete. I enjoyed your words of encouragement. Hopefully I will see you in Heaven one day.

[@heavensangels858]

Good pistol good job you finshed the good fight.

[@jacquestaulard3088]

GRAT video clips on your site. I really appreciate what you have done!

[@MrHelp-yd4kn]

He was Tesla of basketball ooops tesla was a serbian too. Lol. Its all pretty evident folks

[@dogecoinminingsavage8904]

SERBIANS ARE ONE OF THE BEST IN THE WORLD ESPECIALLY IN BASKETBALL, tennis etc. they’ve won word champions many times over. Not USA sadly

[@33bigmoney]

croatian

[@dinoirish5984]

I'm half-Serb, and the best basketball players in the world are black dudes from America and Serbs/Croats. #PejaRules

[@strahinjastevic7480]

@@33bigmoney not lile only croatians can be born on croatian soil

[@jmcbay7454]

One of the best

[@Whiteroca]

""Pistol Transcends Time.""

[@alexgalarza6908]

man he was a wizard!

[@garfieldburns188]

A great bballer, an even better human being

[@DennisNedryisStillAlive]

Over the past several months I've watched a countless amount of Christian testimonies online. I've always loved basketball and have been watching basketball videos often as well. I first looked at videos of Michael Jordan and his career from college to the NBA. I watched his 23 minute hall of fame speech and I viewed videos of his teammates talking about how competitive he was and what he would say to other players on the court. After watching old videos of Shaq, Larry Bird and Kobe, something lead me to "Pistol" Pete. I believe God was showing me the testimony of a man that had a similar stance on Christianity before he was saved like myself. I thank God for being able to see others come to Christ whether it be from the past or the present. I just pray that those that doubt will be saved in the future by the truth in Christ.

[@TheCskin26]

that's great brother. he works in amazing ways

[@TheCskin26]

that's great brother. he works in amazing ways

[@TheCskin26]

that's great brother. he works in amazing ways

[@DennisNedryisStillAlive]

Caleb Skinner Thanks brother. God bless you!

[@TheCskin26]

Hunter Aikins​ I'm so sorry it sent 5 times lol. My bad

[@johnsradios484]

6 to 10 hours a day of basketball. Makes it look natural.

[@CM-ko5hd]

He started at 7 years of age and put those hours in. I put a lot of hours in a single day sometimes 6 hours or more in a given day during a week and then a couple hours frequently during the week for a couple years. Problem was my HS was ranked 3rd in the Nation when I was in HS and I didn't have a coach teach me the game. I was better 1 on 1 or 3 on 3 than those I competed with but with 5 on 5 I felt invisible. His father deserves a lot of credit for coaching him.

[@arrjee9474]

That is a consistent theme of all great artists. It just doesn’t happen without putting in the time.

[@TheAntwaneWillis]

I loooove origin stories of icons so much. His father created a future legend the day he put his son’s hands on that ball.

[@libertypastor1307]

So glad to hear of his salvation!

[@hoss73ford]

Life is fragile so live it to the fullest and make every day count. Pete had no idea he had a little more than two months to live and for that matter, neither do we. This floored me the day I heard that he died and way too soon

[@KL42596]

What what an amazingly well spoken and thoughtful man, this guy was truly most one of the most gifted humans to ever live

[@tonychenh4142]

Great role model

[@mpatmack77]

He was years ahead of his time

[@carolinecorman1716]

Totally inspirational.

[@mmcneil777]

So awesome! See him in glory!

[@pyaarzindegi1346]

I am so glad that Pete found peace and purpose in his life before he passed. What a wonderful soul💛. I am working on my own path in life it's true, what he said, true happiness is found in what we do and who we are❣️

[@losandreas6443]

Pistol Pete and White Chocolate were my favorite point guards of all time. i was born in the 80s, but my family made sure i knew who guys like Pete were. He was different.

[@kincamell2]

Much Gratitude

[@RonaldDregan]

Rest in peace Pete. Pistol Pete Maravich. We will play ball when I see you man we going to play together finally man I cant wait to see you on the court I know your waiting my brother. In due time

[@Mazurka1001]

And imagine if they had the 3-point shots in those days...

[@prlysis]

The one year he had it, he shot 10/15 (+ 2/6 in the playoffs). And that was after injuries slowed him down.

[@gordonrichstone1843]

i always loved pete

[@oresterijo5847]

great great player

[@fredh353]

I have no doubt that right now he knows he chose wisely.

[@XxXx-wj6qk]

For the record Pete Maravich was not underrated as I've seen others posting. It is well understood that he was one of the greatest baseball players to ever play the game and undoubtedly the greatest on the college level. His collegiate records will never be broken. In fact just this day they unveiled the Pete Maravich statue on LSU campus. Listen to his testimony.

[@alabamabregan]

He shifted from an addiction to basketball to an addiction to Christ. And they're not bad addictions. I'm just saying.

[@wheelinthesky300]

Some people have an addiction to being couch potatoes. Some people have an addiction to atheism. Just saying.

[@pistolpete6796]

Basketball saved him because without basketball he didn't think much of life

[@richardblais5232]

you obviously never played basketball ... I watched him play, and because of him, I played and now my daughter plays ... for you to say that basketball is empty is a half-witted dumb-ass thing to say ...

[@ramgarr]

My family knows Pistol Pete.

[@gleanerman2195]

Joe, there's nothing dumber than believing in hocus pocus.

[@charlesm4175]

It goes to show the importance of not putting off learning from our father. God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit combined gives us the ability to live life to our fullest. It is not about how much wealth you have accumulated but it is how much inner-strength you have. You must study and the learn the lessons of the Bible and become equipped. Pete learned this prior to his death. I wish I had accepted Lord into my heart at an earlier age.

[@MrHelp-yd4kn]

This is huge...

[@johncarp4603]

Thanks Pistol for spreading the good news of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. You were a one if a kind and are truly missed.

[@MSB_Videos]

🙏🏻🙌🏻

[@jumpingeneral]

Awesome. What year was this interview done ?

[@golds04]

Baggy socks my whole basketball youth. Showtime- but not disrespectful. Bless PP.

[@malcolmweeks7359]

I love Pete !

[@user-bz9yo6ic7q]

Amen

[@JourneyOfPurpose]

AMEN.

[@gumballrally427]

Pete truly believed God spoke to him in 1982 and that evolution saved him ... and us, if we listen.

[@Amick44]

That is SOOO key, Gumball. If we listen. Instead of looking everywhere else and to anything else. Be still and know that I am God.

[@samuelvilla4629]

Amen!

[@hedwegg]

1. To the Quik: A Jamieson Look at Pete Maravich! (a) He set almost every NCAA College Record. (b) To Note: 44.2 Points/ Game over 3 years. 2. What made him stand out as a Player? (a) Scoring! (b) Pro Basketball Players are "Intimidating"! (c) Pistol' Pete really was not [Intimidating]. He would simply point out, "The other guy scored 14 points. I scored 40 points or better". 3. To the Point: "Action speaks louder than words"! Passed away at Age 40 practicing [Schoolyard Basketball]. Amen. Heart Attack!

[@markheneghan3804]

Pete sounds like St. Paul being knocked off a horse. What does it profit a man to gain the whole world than to forfeit his soul. We miss you Pete.

[@JayTee0007]

MJ is the GOAT in the 80's and 90's, but Pete was the GOAT before MJ ever played.

[@Ricobaca]

I saw the replay in 1990/91

[@wewokakid3379]

His testimony is as real as it gets...

[@lloydkline6946]

Basketball 🎩 Magician

[@jamescass9567]

It is amazing how the man says that it is all about God and basically saying how that what comes with basketball is not what it is about but about God, not dribbling around the gym. One little injury or he is only 5'9" and all of those hours will have been wasted and are wasted by 100s of millions of people. The comments, mostly, should be about Jesus, not basketball. That is what he is saying. God Bless brothers and sisters!

[@matthewsisk]

Crazy how this was less than 3 months before he died

[@edisonedison7588]

Showtime Mr Pistol Pete I miss him seem him play the most under rated super star, the Joker reminds me of him

[@michaelknapp8961]

He was WAY WAY WAY ahead of his time.