Kobe's an incredibly talented athlete, and there are many more like him among today's players. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
My most memorable moment came in 1985 as we beat the Boston Celtics. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
I am highly offended by the total lack of acknowledgement of my contribution to Laker success. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
The 3-point shot has created a situation in the game akin to 'Lotto' fever. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
I expect more people from China and Asia to end up in the NBA. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
Fundamental preparation is always effective. Work on those parts of your game that are fundamentally weak. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
Initially when I stopped playing, I had accumulated some burnout. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
I needed to go to class; I needed to go to practice; I needed to have a life away from basketball. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
He doesn't necessarily have to learn the sky hook. He just has to learn how to be an effective post player. I… — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
When you're a coach you've got to go up the ladder, you've got to be ready to travel. That's the nature of… — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
The Lakers were able to maintain a certain level of talent and success, and so were the Celtics. It became part of… — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
Sports and entertainment are the only places where inner-city kids see themselves being able to succeed. Their intellectual development is something they… — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
I feel that Dennis Rodman has become a problem. He will be more of a problem than an asset. Of course, he… — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
I had a moment like that with Wilt (Chamberlain). He knocked me out of bounds, I came back and faked him, came… — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
Michael Jordan and Magic and myself all learned how to play the game in college programs that emphasized the team. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
Ken Heitz got drafted by the Bucks the same year I did. He went to their camp just for the experience, then… — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
I don't get a big charge out of being the leading scorer. The object of competing is winning. I just try to… — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
Dear Scottie, I have nothing but respect for you my friend as an athlete and knowledgeable basketball mind. But you are way… — Kareem Abdul-jabbar Copy Share Image
Elgin's game was an incredible performance, also. I don't think there's any comparison. Elgin did it without three-point lines. His game was… — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
I love basketball, but playing basketball doesn't fully define who I am. I was always a good student, too. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
A team will always appreciate a great individual if he's willing to sacrifice for the group. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
LeBron James can get a shot off under any and all circumstances and he makes them. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
Few players have cast a spell across the game like Yao Ming, before or since. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
I can do something else besides stuff a ball through a hoop. My biggest resource is my mind. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
The constant expansion has diluted the talent. Other than that, it's still the same game. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
I've had a desire to coach for years. This was something I felt I should do. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
I think the NBA will certainly survive without Michael Jordan. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
When the line started to blur between the fans and the players, sometimes things can get ugly. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
I tell kids to pursue their basketball dreams, but I tell them to not let that be their only dream. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
I always thought I could do a good job coaching, but the opportunities have not presented themselves. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
The rivalry between the Lakers and Celtics endured for about eight years, and the interest grew each year. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
I think the NBA players have to be held accountable in a reasonable way, just like any other professionals. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
It's hard for young players to see the big picture. They just see three or four years down the road. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
A lot of young players don't really know much about the history of the game and a lot of them are missing… — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
I saw Islam as the correct way to live, and I chose to try to live that way. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share
Justice should be blind especially color-blind and able to fairly deal with the very real need for honest law enforcement. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share
I think a lot of people, if they get the opportunity to do some acting, they think, 'I might be a star.' — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share
LeBron James can get a shot off under any and all circumstances and he makes them. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share
People still cheat on their wives, that hasn't fallen out of fashion. We all speak of it badly, but it has not fallen out… — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share
Yoga is somewhat hard to quantify in terms of benefits because you see them in all the injuries you don't get. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share
“The person who has some awareness of the past knows how to fashion a rudder and which direction land is.” — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share
Common decency demands that [NCAA athletes] should be paid, but the only way it will happen is the same way workers got paid throughout… — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share
When a rap song glorifies violence, death and sadness and loss is inflicted because of the violence. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share
As brilliant an individual that Michael Jordan was, he was not successful until he got with a good team unit. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share
If I hadn't become a professional basketball player, I would have become a history teacher. There's so much to learn from history. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share
