Quotes about basketball
basketball cheating thinking
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. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
basketball thinking nba
I think the NBA will certainly survive without Michael Jordan. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
basketball player thinking
I think the NBA players have to be held accountable in a reasonable way, just like any other professionals. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
basketball thinking black
I think black Americans expect too much from individual black Americans in terms of changing the status quo. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
basketball jazz mainstream
I listen to jazz mainly. Mainstream jazz. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
basketball successful scripts
I hope to be involved in a successful movie script. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
basketball school opportunity
I have been coaching recently. I coached high school basketball in Arizona, and I hope that more opportunities become available. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
basketball lakers fans
The Lakers fans have been great, even folks in the supermarket are welcoming me back! Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
basketball games expansion
The constant expansion has diluted the talent. Other than that, it's still the same game. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
basketball thinking ideas
The disconnect lasted too long. I think people got the idea I was sullen and couldn't communicate, which wasn't true. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
basketball sports people
The Lakers were able to maintain a certain level of talent and success, and so were the Celtics. It became part of people's sports lore. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
basketball years eight
The rivalry between the Lakers and Celtics endured for about eight years, and the interest grew each year. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
basketball art rap
There are rap groups that have a positive outlook in their art. These groups should be shown as an alternative to gangsta rap. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
basketball selfish guy
We don't have selfish guys here, which sometimes leads to problems. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
basketball player generations
What I learned in my time isn't necessarily being taught now, and I'd like to help impart that knowledge to a new generation of players. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
basketball song rap
When a rap song glorifies violence, death and sadness and loss is inflicted because of the violence. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
basketball athlete player
Kobe's an incredibly talented athlete, and there are many more like him among today's players. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
basketball years desire
I've had a desire to coach for years. This was something I felt I should do. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
basketball burnout
Initially when I stopped playing, I had accumulated some burnout. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
basketball problem assets
I feel that Dennis Rodman has become a problem. He will be more of a problem than an asset. Of course, he can prove me wrong. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
basketball light people
I don't know if I was the baddest. People kind of saw me in that light. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
basketball athlete play
You play with your soul as well as your body. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
basketball player games
Few players have cast a spell across the game like Yao Ming, before or since. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
basketball native-american american-west
During 1866 and 1922, Native Americans and black soldiers often intermingled in the American west, on the frontier. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
basketball practice class
I needed to go to class; I needed to go to practice; I needed to have a life away from basketball. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
basketball heritage slave
I was latching on to something that was part of my heritage, because many of the slaves who were brought here were Moslems. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
basketball skills sky
I'm not going to emphasize the sky-hook as much as work with the specific skills of the guys. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
basketball baseball play
I wanted to play baseball! Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
basketball thinking wells
I think I did very well against everyone who tried to defend me. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
basketball athlete thinking
Your best athletes might give basketball a try just when they think, geez, this might be something that pays off for me in the end. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
basketball african-american trying
I try to do the right thing at the... Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
basketball baseball hero
All the courage and competitiveness of Jackie Robinson affects me to this day. If I patterned my life after anyone it was him, not because he was the first black baseball player in the majors but because he was a hero. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
basketball moments middle
I had a moment like that with Wilt (Chamberlain). He knocked me out of bounds, I came back and faked him, came across the middle and dunked on him. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar