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

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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I think the NBA players have to be held accountable in a reasonable way, just like any other professionals.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I'm the baddest among the bad guys.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

When we went up against teams that were better, I just hoped that we could steal the victories.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I think I did very well against everyone who tried to defend me.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I think black Americans expect too much from individual black Americans in terms of changing the status quo.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I feel that there has been progress made since I was a boy on matters of race, but we have a long way to go.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I felt that a number of people might have questioned my loyalty, but I continue to be a patriotic American.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I always thought I could do a good job coaching, but the opportunities have not presented themselves.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

You got guys now declaring they're ready to play pro ball in their second or third year of high school. It's crazy! They're missing so much.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

The game has basically not changed since I ended my career.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I wanted to play baseball!

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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

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.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

When the line started to blur between the fans and the players, sometimes things can get ugly.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I hope to be involved in a successful movie script.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

You have to be able to center yourself, to let all of your emotions go... Don't ever forget that you play with your soul as well as your body.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Islam is about finding your own space.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

In a typical history book, black Americans are mentioned in the context of slavery or civil rights. There's so much more to the story.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

A lot of players think the game is all about individual performances when it's really all about a team game.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Michael Jordan and Magic and myself all learned how to play the game in college programs that emphasized the team.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I pitched and I played the outfield.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I think the NBA will certainly survive without Michael Jordan.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I listen to jazz mainly. Mainstream jazz.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Your mind is what makes everything else work.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar