A team will always appreciate a great individual if he's willing to sacrifice for the group.
Quote by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar about sacrifice
Quotes by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
68 quotes by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - american Athlete
Life period: 1947
As a parent, I have a job as a role model to my children, and by extension, to other young people.
Quote by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar about tragedy, children, people
As brilliant an individual that Michael Jordan was, he was not successful until he got with a good team unit.
Quote by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar about good, good luck
Black people don't have an accurate idea of their history, which has been either suppressed or distorted.
Quote by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar about magic, history, idea, people
During 1866 and 1922, Native Americans and black soldiers often intermingled in the American west, on the frontier.
Quote by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar about americans, magic
I can do something else besides stuff a ball through a hoop. My biggest resource is my mind.
Quote by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar about mind
I didn't really seek attention. I just wanted to play the game well and go home.
Quote by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar about attention, games, home
I don't know if I was the baddest. People kind of saw me in that light.
Quote by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar about light, people
I expect more people from China and Asia to end up in the NBA.
Quote by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar about end, people
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.
Quote by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar about bad
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.
Quote by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar about progress
I felt that a number of people might have questioned my loyalty, but I continue to be a patriotic American.
Quote by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar about numbers, americans, people
I have been coaching recently. I coached high school basketball in Arizona, and I hope that more opportunities become available.
Quote by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar about chance, school, hope
I needed to go to class; I needed to go to practice; I needed to have a life away from basketball.
Quote by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar about life
I tell kids to pursue their basketball dreams, but I tell them to not let that be their only dream.
Quote by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar about dream
