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 Image
I don't really care who's doing drugs in the NBA as long as the scene isn't adversely affecting my team and teammates.… — 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
I've kept in touch with many of my former teammates: Bob Marcucci was our team manager and we bonded over our passion… — 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
A lot of players think the game is all about individual performances when it's really all about a team game. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
Actor Mike Warren [was my former teammate], who was in Hill Street Blues. There are more, but it's starting to sound like… — 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
A team will always appreciate a great individual if he's willing to sacrifice for the group. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
When we went up against teams that were better, I just hoped that we could steal the victories. — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
LeBron James can get a shot off under any and all circumstances and he makes them. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
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 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
“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 Image
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 Image
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