Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Kareem Abdul-Jabbaris an American retired professional basketball player who played 20 seasons in the National Basketball Associationfor the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers. During his career as a center, Abdul-Jabbar was a record six-time NBA Most Valuable Player, a record 19-time NBA All-Star, a 15-time All-NBA selection, and an 11-time NBA All-Defensive Team member. A member of six NBA championship teams as a player and two as an assistant coach, Abdul-Jabbar twice was voted NBA Finals MVP. In 1996,...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth16 April 1947
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
The extra pass and the extra effort on defense always get the job done.
I think Kwame will be an asset to the Lakers.
I would suggest that teachers show their students concrete examples of the negative effects of the actions that gangsta rappers glorify.
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.
I saw Islam as the correct way to live, and I chose to try to live that way.
When a rap song glorifies violence, death and sadness and loss is inflicted because of the violence.
When the line started to blur between the fans and the players, sometimes things can get ugly.
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.
My biggest accomplishment has been making a transition from athlete to author.
It's hard for young players to see the big picture. They just see three or four years down the road.
I've never been a person to share my private life, but I can help save lives.
What I have is P.H. positive chronic myeloid leukemia, which is an aberration in your white blood cells.
When we went up against teams that were better, I just hoped that we could steal the victories.
The constant expansion has diluted the talent. Other than that, it's still the same game.