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
Yoga is just good for you.
Hes not a raw kind of talent. Hes got some sophistication to his basketball game, and I think he will progress quickly.
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'm not comfortable being preachy, but more people need to start spending as much time in the library as they do on the basketball court.
When you're a coach you've got to go up the ladder, you've got to be ready to travel. That's the nature of coaching
Five guys on the court working together can achieve more than five talented individuals who come and go as individuals.
One man cannot make a team.
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.
Great players are willing to give up their own personal achievement for the achievement of the group. It enhances everybody.
I can do something else besides stuff a ball through a hoop. My biggest resource is my mind.
Center is a very tough position to play.
In the Western standards of modesty, there are different guidelines.