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
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar quotes about
Yoga is just good for you.
LeBron James can get a shot off under any and all circumstances and he makes them.
I don't get a big charge out of being the leading scorer. The object of competing is winning. I just try to do what has to be done for us to win. That might be anything at the time - defense, rebounding, passing. I get great satisfaction out of being a team player.
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.
When the doctor told me I had cancer, I was scared.
You're never really cancer-free and I should have known that.
After practice, I would have to go back to the dorm and take a nap.
I enjoy seeing new places.
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.
High school dropouts are forfeiting their opportunity to pursue the American Dream.
I am highly offended by the total lack of acknowledgement of my contribution to Laker success.
I feel like I've always been a full-time historian, but nobody knows it.
I have always thought that writers come with any variety of attributes. Some are capable and some aren't.
I rooted for the Dodgers when they were in Brooklyn.