Quote: I can do something else besides stuff a ball through a hoop. My biggest resource is my mind. [Kareem Abdul-Jabbar]
Quote: Your mind is what makes everything else work. [Kareem Abdul-Jabbar]
Quote: One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team. [Kareem Abdul-Jabbar]
Quote: A team will always appreciate a great individual if he's willing to sacrifice for the group. [Kareem Abdul-Jabbar]
Quote: As a parent, I have a job as a role model to my children, and by extension, to other young people. [Kareem Abdul-Jabbar]
Quote: As brilliant an individual that Michael Jordan was, he was not successful until he got with a good team unit. [Kareem Abdul-Jabbar]
Quote: Black people don't have an accurate idea of their history, which has been either suppressed or distorted. [Kareem Abdul-Jabbar]
Quote: Center is a very tough position to play. [Kareem Abdul-Jabbar]
Quote: Five guys on the court working together can achieve more than five talented individuals who come and go as individuals. [Kareem Abdul-Jabbar]
Quote: Fundamental preparation is always effective. Work on those parts of your game that are fundamentally weak. [Kareem Abdul-Jabbar]
Quote: Great players are willing to give up their own personal achievement for the achievement of the group. It enhances everybody. [Kareem Abdul-Jabbar]
Quote: I didn't really seek attention. I just wanted to play the game well and go home. [Kareem Abdul-Jabbar]
Quote: I expect more people from China and Asia to end up in the NBA. [Kareem Abdul-Jabbar]
Quote: 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. [Kareem Abdul-Jabbar]
Quote: I felt that a number of people might have questioned my loyalty, but I continue to be a patriotic American. [Kareem Abdul-Jabbar]
Quote: I have been coaching recently. I coached high school basketball in Arizona, and I hope that more opportunities become available. [Kareem Abdul-Jabbar]
Quote: I hope to be involved in a successful movie script. [Kareem Abdul-Jabbar]
Quote: I listen to jazz mainly. Mainstream jazz. [Kareem Abdul-Jabbar]
Quote: I saw Islam as the correct way to live, and I chose to try to live that way. [Kareem Abdul-Jabbar]
Quote: I tell kids to pursue their basketball dreams, but I tell them to not let that be their only dream. [Kareem Abdul-Jabbar]
Quote: I think black Americans expect too much from individual black Americans in terms of changing the status quo. [Kareem Abdul-Jabbar]
Quote: I think I did very well against everyone who tried to defend me. [Kareem Abdul-Jabbar]
Quote: 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. [Kareem Abdul-Jabbar]
Quote: 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. [Kareem Abdul-Jabbar]
Quote: I think that the good and the great are only separated by the willingness to sacrifice. [Kareem Abdul-Jabbar]