Cancer is a scary thing and you have to deal with it seriously. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Cancer Copy Share Image
In the Western standards of modesty, there are different guidelines. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Basketball Copy Share Image
I think I did very well against everyone who tried to defend me. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
I would suggest that teachers show their students concrete examples of the negative effects of the actions that gangsta rappers glorify. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
I didn't really seek attention. I just wanted to play the game well and go home. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Attention Copy Share Image
What we need are positive, realistic goals and the willingness to work. Hard work and practical goals. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Goal 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 Basketball 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 Basketball Copy Share Image
When we went up against teams that were better, I just hoped that we could steal the victories. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Basketball 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 Basketball 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
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 Basketball 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 Athleticism Copy Share Image
The '80s made up for all the abuse I took during the '70s. I outlived all my critics. By the time I… — 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 Football Copy Share Image
My English teacher, Dr. John Lindstrom, taught me an appreciation for the written word. Until his class, I'd dabbled in journalism and… — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Appreciation 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
[Albert] Hoxie, my Western Civilization professor. I had him in my freshman year and he opened up an extraordinary world to me… — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
My mother had to send me to the movies with my birth certificate, so that I wouldn't have to pay the extra… — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Birth Copy Share Image
The extra pass and the extra effort on defense always get the job done. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
When a rap song glorifies violence, death and sadness and loss is inflicted because of the violence. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Basketball 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 Basketball Copy Share Image
I did a book in 1996, an overview of black history. In that process I became more aware of a lot of… — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
Five guys on the court working together can achieve more than five talented individuals who come and go as individuals. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
Some stuff can be fixed, some stuff can’t be. Deciding which is which is part of maturing. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
Today's youth are told to get rich or die trying and they really shouldn't take that attitude forward with them. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Attitude Copy Share Image
My biggest accomplishment has been making a transition from athlete to author. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Accomplishment 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
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
As a parent, I have a job as a role model to my children, and by extension, to other young people. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Children 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 Image
I have to say I have an incredible musical education because of my father. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Education Copy Share Image
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 Image
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