Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Quotes

"You can't win unless you learn how to lose."

"One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team."

"I think that the good and the great are only separated by the willingness to sacrifice."

"I tell kids to pursue their basketball dreams, but I tell them to not let that be their only dream."

"You can't win if you don't play as a unit."

"I'm the baddest among the bad guys."

"It's hard for young players to see the big picture. They just see three or four years down the road."

"Islam is about finding your own space."

"Your mind is what makes everything else work."

"Great players are willing to give up their own personal achievement for the achievement of the group. It enhances everybody."

"My choosing Islam was not a political statement; it was a spiritual statement."

"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."

"I've never been a person to share my private life, but I can help save lives."

"LeBron James can get a shot off under any and all circumstances and he makes them."

"Today's youth are told to get rich or die trying and they really shouldn't take that attitude forward with them."

"I have been coaching recently. I coached high school basketball in Arizona, and I hope that more opportunities become available."

"Fundamental preparation is always effective. Work on those parts of your game that are fundamentally weak."

"I rooted for the Dodgers when they were in Brooklyn."

"I am highly offended by the total lack of acknowledgement of my contribution to Laker success."

"I didn't really seek attention. I just wanted to play the game well and go home."

"I saw Islam as the correct way to live, and I chose to try to live that way."

"I wanted to play baseball!"

"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."

"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."

"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."

"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."

"As a parent, I have a job as a role model to my children, and by extension, to other young people."

"OK, I'll put it like this: I doubt if we will see another All-American basketball athlete who is a Rhodes Scholar."

"After practice, I would have to go back to the dorm and take a nap."

"Black people don't have an accurate idea of their history, which has been either suppressed or distorted."