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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar [1947-0] American

Rank: 101
Athlete, Basketball player

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is an American retired professional basketball player who played 20 seasons in the National Basketball Association for the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers.

Positive, Sports, Success, Teacher, Attitude, Dad, Dreams, Equality, Great, Health, History, Space, Time

Quote	Tags	Rank
You can't win unless you learn how to lose.	Sports	101
Islam is about finding your own space.	Space	102
A lot of young players don't really know much about the history of the game and a lot of them are missing out on what the game is all about, especially the whole concept of sportsmanship and teamwork.	History	103
I try to do the right thing at the right time. They may just be little things, but usually they make the difference between winning and losing.	Time	104
Five guys on the court working together can achieve more than five talented individuals who come and go as individuals.		105
I think that the good and the great are only separated by the willingness to sacrifice.	Great	106
I tell kids to pursue their basketball dreams, but I tell them to not let that be their only dream.	Dreams	107
One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team.		108
When I was 17, I worked in a mentoring program in Harlem designed to improve the community. That's when I first gained an appreciation of the Harlem Renaissance, a time when African-Americans rose to prominence in American culture. For the first time, they were taken seriously as artists, musicians, writers, athletes, and as political thinkers.		109
I am highly offended by the total lack of acknowledgement of my contribution to Laker success.	Success	110
If not for the success that medicine has made, I might be part of a much different story right now.	Success	111
Michael Jordan and Magic and myself all learned how to play the game in college programs that emphasized the team.		112
I would suggest that teachers show their students concrete examples of the negative effects of the actions that gangsta rappers glorify.	Teacher	113
The type of leukemia that I am dealing with is treatable. So if I do what my doctors tell me to do - get my blood checked regularly, take my meds and consult with my doctor and follow any additional instructions he might make - I will be able to maintain my good health and live my life with a minimum of disruptions to my lifestyle.	Health	114
What I have is P.H. positive chronic myeloid leukemia, which is an aberration in your white blood cells.	Positive	115
I saw Islam as the correct way to live, and I chose to try to live that way.		116
You have to be able to center yourself, to let all of your emotions go... Don't ever forget that you play with your soul as well as your body.		117
My choosing Islam was not a political statement; it was a spiritual statement.		118
Yoga is just good for you.		119
I'm not comfortable being preachy, but more people need to start spending as much time in the library as they do on the basketball court.		120
The extra pass and the extra effort on defense always get the job done.		121
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 of human nature.		122
Fundamental preparation is always effective. Work on those parts of your game that are fundamentally weak.		123
My most memorable moment came in 1985 as we beat the Boston Celtics.		124
I think the NBA players have to be held accountable in a reasonable way, just like any other professionals.		125
You can't win if you don't play as a unit.		126
Music rhythms are mathematical patterns. When you hear a song and your body starts moving with it, your body is doing math. The kids in their parents' garage practicing to be a band may not realize it, but they're also practicing math.		201
I enjoy seeing new places.		202
When I was a kid, no one would believe anything positive that you could say about black people. That's a terrible burden.	Positive	203
A team will always appreciate a great individual if he's willing to sacrifice for the group.		204
I'm not going to disappear.		205
Great players are willing to give up their own personal achievement for the achievement of the group. It enhances everybody.		206
As brilliant an individual that Michael Jordan was, he was not successful until he got with a good team unit.		207
I expect more people from China and Asia to end up in the NBA.		208
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 to do with evolution.		209
The game has basically not changed since I ended my career.		210
I think the NBA will certainly survive without Michael Jordan.		211
When we went up against teams that were better, I just hoped that we could steal the victories.		212
I think I did very well against everyone who tried to defend me.		213
Center is a very tough position to play.		214
It's hard for young players to see the big picture. They just see three or four years down the road.		215
Sports and entertainment are the only places where inner-city kids see themselves being able to succeed. Their intellectual development is something they don't relate to.	Sports	216
High school dropouts are forfeiting their opportunity to pursue the American Dream.		217
The 3-point shot has created a situation in the game akin to 'Lotto' fever.		218
I want to do as little as possible when I finish playing ball - just spend a lot more time with my family.		219
A lot of players think the game is all about individual performances when it's really all about a team game.		220
LeBron James can get a shot off under any and all circumstances and he makes them.		221
The word 'leukemia' is a very frightening word. In many instances, it's a killer and it's something that you have to deal with in a very serious and determined way if you're going to beat it.		222
Even when there are adverse circumstances, I try to do my job. And I usually do.		223
If not shown appreciation, it gets to you.		224
After practice, I would have to go back to the dorm and take a nap.		225
I didn't really seek attention. I just wanted to play the game well and go home.		226
I think race has been a burden for black Americans. Being Muslim has also been a challenge because so many people do not understand Islam.		301
The transition was difficult. It's hard to stop something that you've enjoyed and that has been very rewarding.		302
The '80s made up for all the abuse I took during the '70s. I outlived all my critics. By the time I retired, everybody saw me as a venerable institution. Things do change.		303
I have to say I have an incredible musical education because of my father.		304
As a parent, I have a job as a role model to my children, and by extension, to other young people.		305
My mother had to send me to the movies with my birth certificate, so that I wouldn't have to pay the extra fifty cents that the adults had to pay.		306
When the line started to blur between the fans and the players, sometimes things can get ugly.		307
I felt that a number of people might have questioned my loyalty, but I continue to be a patriotic American.		308
I have been coaching recently. I coached high school basketball in Arizona, and I hope that more opportunities become available.		309
I think black Americans expect too much from individual black Americans in terms of changing the status quo.		310
I think someone should explain to the child that it's OK to make mistakes. That's how we learn. When we compete, we make mistakes.		311
Your mind is what makes everything else work.		312
I can do something else besides stuff a ball through a hoop. My biggest resource is my mind.		313
I rooted for the Dodgers when they were in Brooklyn.		314
I did a book in 1996, an overview of black history. In that process I became more aware of a lot of the black inventors of the 19th century.		315
I have always thought that writers come with any variety of attributes. Some are capable and some aren't.		316
My grandfather and my uncle both died from colorectal cancer, my dad almost died from it and I have the gene for it.	Dad	317
You got guys now declaring they're ready to play pro ball in their second or third year of high school. It's crazy! They're missing so much.		318
OK, I'll put it like this: I doubt if we will see another All-American basketball athlete who is a Rhodes Scholar.		319
Today's youth are told to get rich or die trying and they really shouldn't take that attitude forward with them.	Attitude	320
Jackie Robinson, as an athlete and as someone who was trying to make a stand for equality, he was exemplary.	Equality	321
I feel that there has been progress made since I was a boy on matters of race, but we have a long way to go.		322
In a typical history book, black Americans are mentioned in the context of slavery or civil rights. There's so much more to the story.		323
I always thought I could do a good job coaching, but the opportunities have not presented themselves.		324
I've always tried to stay out of the fray and not be an object of controversy.		325
Music is really something that makes people whole.		326
You're never really cancer-free and I should have known that.		401
I've never been a person to share my private life, but I can help save lives.		402
I was getting hot flashes and sweats on a regular basis. That's not normal, even for my age.		403
Well, I'm a professional.		404
I'm not exaggerating when I say that the 761st was Patton's best tank unit and nobody knew about it.		405
I feel like I've always been a full-time historian, but nobody knows it.		406
I want people to understand that I intend to continue living and doing all the things that I love to do up until the end. And the end is by no means rushing up on me.		407
Practices were tough.		408
When the doctor told me I had cancer, I was scared.		409
I'm the baddest among the bad guys.		410
I totally alienated some reporters as I retreated.		411
There are a lot of authors in the world, so it's difficult to find a unique niche to present your take on things. That is always a challenge for any author.		412
Cancer is a scary thing and you have to deal with it seriously.		413
I just like seeing the world, and it doesn't matter where.		414
Black people don't have an accurate idea of their history, which has been either suppressed or distorted.		415
I wanted to play baseball!		416
I listen to jazz mainly. Mainstream jazz.		417
I hope to be involved in a successful movie script.		418
My biggest accomplishment has been making a transition from athlete to author.		419
My health is fine.		420
Reporters used to ask me the same inane questions year-in and year-out, city-to-city, and it would drive me crazy.		421
I got all A's and was hated for it; I spoke correctly and was called a punk.		422
I was a baseball fan myself, I wanted to play baseball.		423
I pitched and I played the outfield.		424
I think I really benefited from going to college.		425
I need about three seats lengthwise to sleep on a plane. It's not easy for me to curl up.		426
I think a lot of people, if they get the opportunity to do some acting, they think, 'I might be a star.'		501
This is what I would have done if I had to have a real job: I would have been a history teacher.	Teacher	502

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