"I needed to go to class; I needed……" — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
"I needed to go to class; I needed to go to practice; I needed to have a life away from basketball."
More Basketball Quotes
- Basketball is like war in that offensive weapons are developed first, and it always takes a while for the defense… — Red Auerbach
- 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… — 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… — Charles Barkley
- Somebody hits me, I'm going to hit him back. Even if it does look like he hasn't eaten in a… — 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,… — 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… — Charles Barkley