--- title: "9 Kareem Abdul-jabbar Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 9 Kareem Abdul-jabbar quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Kareem Abdul-jabbar sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e5/rumaan-alam-5326_gifted_the-person-most-qualified-to-tell-the-ta_1729446.jpg" --- > [The person most qualified to tell the tale of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the man himself, as gifted an intellect as he is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rumaan-alam/the-person-most-qualified-to-tell-the-tale-of-kareem-abdul-jabbar-is/) [Rumaan Alam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rumaan-alam/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e5/rumaan-alam-5326_gifted_the-person-most-qualified-to-tell-the-ta_1729446.jpg) > [I'm still my parent's child, I'm still me, but I made a choice. I evolved into Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. I think it has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kareem-abdul-jabbar/i-m-still-my-parent-s-child-i-m-still-me-but-i-made-a-choice-i/) [Kareem Abdul-Jabbar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kareem-abdul-jabbar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/936/kareem-abdul-jabbar-1909_basketball_i-m-still-my-parent-s-child-i-m-still-me_1926066.png) > [Without question, no hesitation, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was the best player I ever played against.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-walton/without-question-no-hesitation-kareem-abdul-jabbar-was-the-best/) [Bill Walton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-walton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/718/bill-walton-3531_basketball_without-question-no-hesitation-kareem-ab_277304.png) > [Michael Jordan and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar were the two guys with unstoppable moves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andre-iguodala/michael-jordan-and-kareem-abdul-jabbar-were-the-two-guys-with/) [Andre Iguodala](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andre-iguodala/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6d/andre-iguodala-4818_guys_michael-jordan-and-kareem-abdul-jabbar-w_1794040.jpg) > [I think the greatest player I've ever played against was Magic Johnson. Next, was Larry Bird. Then, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-salley/i-think-the-greatest-player-i-ve-ever-played-against-was-magic/) [John Salley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-salley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/438/john-salley-31644_against_i-think-the-greatest-player-i-ve-ever-pl_2282363.jpg) > [On the best tactic when playing alongside Kareem Abdul-Jabbar- Just give him the ball.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/magic-johnson/on-the-best-tactic-when-playing-alongside-kareem-abdul-jabbar-just/) [Magic Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/magic-johnson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f56/magic-johnson-2707_balls_on-the-best-tactic-when-playing-alongsid_1381338.jpg) > [ Going into a game against Lew Alcindor \[later Kareem Abdul-Jabbar\] is like going into a knife fight and finding there's no blade… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-fitch/going-into-a-game-against-lew-alcindor-later-kareem-abdul-jabbar-is/) [Bill Fitch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-fitch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/701/bill-fitch-72748_basketball_going-into-a-game-against-lew-alcindor-l_1307275.png) > [“Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and O. J. Simpson have a lot in common. We don’t normally lump them together, because certain key contrasts are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-klosterman/kareem-abdul-jabbar-and-o-j-simpson-have-a-lot-in-common-we-don-t/) [Chuck Klosterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-klosterman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/04c/chuck-klosterman-804_muslim_kareem-abdul-jabbar-and-o-j-simpson-have_2131368.jpg) > [My father, Jimmy Walker, was the first pick in the 1967 draft, but I never met him. He passed in 2007. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jalen-rose/my-father-jimmy-walker-was-the-first-pick-in-the-1967-draft-but-i/) [Jalen Rose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jalen-rose/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ef/jalen-rose-3798_draft_my-father-jimmy-walker-was-the-first-pic_1034782.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/kareem-abdul-jabbar/#itemlist", "name": "Kareem Abdul-jabbar Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The person most qualified to tell the tale of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the man himself, as gifted an intellect as he is an athlete.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rumaan Alam" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rumaan-alam/the-person-most-qualified-to-tell-the-tale-of-kareem-abdul-jabbar-is/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e5/rumaan-alam-5326_gifted_the-person-most-qualified-to-tell-the-ta_1729446.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e5/rumaan-alam-5326_gifted_the-person-most-qualified-to-tell-the-ta_1729446.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e5/rumaan-alam-5326_gifted_the-person-most-qualified-to-tell-the-ta_1729446.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The person most qualified to tell the tale of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the man himself, as gifted an intellect…” — Rumaan Alam", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm still my parent's child, I'm still me, but I made a choice. 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