I think the NBA will certainly survive without Michael Jordan. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Basketball Copy Share Image
I don't know if I was the baddest. People kind of saw me in that light. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Basketball Copy Share Image
We don't have selfish guys here, which sometimes leads to problems. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Basketball Copy Share Image
In the Western standards of modesty, there are different guidelines. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Basketball 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 have to say I have an incredible musical education because of my father. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Education Copy Share Image
In athletics there's always been a willingness to cheat if it looks like you're not cheating. I think that's just a quirk… — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Athletics 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
My choosing Islam was not a political statement; it was a spiritual statement. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Islam 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'm not comfortable being preachy, but more people need to start spending as much time in the library as they do on… — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Basketball Copy Share Image
The Lakers fans have been great, even folks in the supermarket are welcoming me back! — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Basketball Copy Share Image
We can learn from mistakes of others, whether they're kings or our parents. When we do learn those lessons, we're better equipped… — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Dream 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
We all had a lot of fun making the film ["Airplane" ], but there weren't a lot of outtakes or cracking up… — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
The first time I shot the hook, I was in fourth grade, and I was about five feet eight inches tall. I… — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
“The intellects of the Harlem Renaissance realized that before whites would see blacks as equals, first blacks had to see themselves that… — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Beauty Copy Share Image
Lakers were able to maintain a certain level of talent and success and so were the Celtics. So after awhile it became… — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
For me, the bold jazz of John Coltrane and Miles Davis reflected the bold attitude in African-Americans finding their political identity and… — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar African american Copy Share Image
If they took the idea that they could escape poverty through education, I think it would make a more basic and long-lasting… — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Basketball Copy Share Image
Cancer is a scary thing and you have to deal with it seriously. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Cancer 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
Even when there are adverse circumstances, I try to do my job. And I usually do. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
I've had enough success for two lifetimes, My success is talent put together with hard work and luck. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Basketball Copy Share Image
Kobe's an incredibly talented athlete, and there are many more like him among today's players. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Athlete Copy Share Image
I feel that there has been progress made since I was a boy on matters of race, but we have a long… — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Basketball Copy Share Image
There are rap groups that have a positive outlook in their art. These groups should be shown as an alternative to gangsta… — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
I was just starting out acting [doing "Airplane"] and wanted to be taken as a professional, not as an athlete doing a… — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Acting Copy Share Image
I am highly offended by the total lack of acknowledgement of my contribution to Laker success. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Acknowledgement Copy Share Image
What I have is P.H. positive chronic myeloid leukemia, which is an aberration in your white blood cells. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Aberration 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
A team will always appreciate a great individual if he's willing to sacrifice for the group. — 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 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
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