Quotes by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, page 2

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - american Athlete

Life period: 1947

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

Quote by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar about americans, magic

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

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.

Quote by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar about burden, americans, magic, being, people

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.

Quote by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar about children

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

Quote by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar about sacrifice, good, good luck

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

Quote by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar about prison

I think the NBA will certainly survive without Michael Jordan.

I try to do the right thing at the right time. They may just be little things, but usually they make the difference between winning and losing.

Quote by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar about rightness, things, time

I wanted to play baseball!

I was latching on to something that was part of my heritage, because many of the slaves who were brought here were Moslems.

I would suggest that teachers show their students concrete examples of the negative effects of the actions that gangsta rappers glorify.

Quote by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar about teachers, students

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.

Quote by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar about need, being, time, people

I'm not going to disappear.

I'm still my parent's child, I'm still me, but I made a choice. I evolved into Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. I think it has to do with evolution.

Quote by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar about evolution, children

I've had a desire to coach for years. This was something I felt I should do.

I've had enough success for two lifetimes, my success is talent put together with hard work and luck.

Quote by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar about bad luck, good luck, talent, work

If they took the idea that they could escape poverty through education, I think it would make a more basic and long-lasting change in the way things happen. What we need are positive, realistic goals and the willingness to work. Hard work and...

Quote by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar about purpose, poverty, work, education, change, idea, need, things

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.

Quote by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar about cheating, nature, human imperfections

In the Western standards of modesty, there are different guidelines.

Quote by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar about modesty

Initially when I stopped playing, I had accumulated some burnout.