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Basketball Quotes by Hakeem Olajuwon
- Basketball is in my blood. It is my obligation to try.
- I don't think Michael had to retire for us to get the spotlight, because when you win, it commands attention.
- My life is very simple. I like simplicity and for my time to be my own, so that I have the freedom to devote the…
- When I look at the system here and look at my position - not just as a basketball player, but when I look around me…
- When you get to that level, it's not a matter of talent anymore - because all the players are so talented - it's about preparation,…
- My type of basketball is about how to create space, how to maneuver, how to get your shot off.
- I love fashion as much as I love basketball! It is a great joy for me to express myself through designing my own collection.
- All these boundaries - Africa, Asia, Malaysia, America - are set by men. But you don't have to look at boundaries when you are looking…
- Being from Africa is the best thing that could have ever, ever happened to me. I cannot see it any other way. All of my…
- Allah says in the Qur'an not to despise one another. So the criterion in Islam is not color or social status. It's who is most…
- I've now been in this country for thirteen years, since I was seventeen. So this is my second home.
More Basketball Quotes
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- The only correct actions are those that demand no explanation and no apology. — Red Auerbach
- I'm not a role model... Just because I dunk a basketball doesn't mean I should raise your kids. — Charles Barkley
- Poor people cannot rely on the government to come to help you in times of need. You have to get your education.… — Charles Barkley
- These are my new shoes. They're good shoes. They won't make you rich like me, they won't make you rebound like me,… — Charles Barkley
- Somebody hits me, I'm going to hit him back. Even if it does look like he hasn't eaten in a while. — Charles Barkley
- You know it's going to hell when the best rapper out there is white and the best golfer is black. — Charles Barkley
- My family got all over me because they said Bush is only for the rich people. Then I reminded them, 'Hey, I'm… — Charles Barkley
- Sometimes that light at the end of the tunnel is a train. — Charles Barkley
- My initial response was to sue her for defamation of character, but then I realized that I had no character. — Charles Barkley
- The main thing to do is relax and let your talent do the work. — Charles Barkley
- If I weren't earning $3 million a year to dunk a basketball, most people on the street would run in the other… — Charles Barkley