Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Quotes

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Profession : Baseball Player

Birth : April 16, 1947

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

When I was a kid, no one would believe anything positive that you could say about black people. That's a terrible burden.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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

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I'm not going to disappear.

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

As brilliant an individual that Michael Jordan was, he was not successful until he got with a good team unit.

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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

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

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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.

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

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

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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.

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The transition was difficult. It's hard to stop something that you've enjoyed and that has been very rewarding.

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

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My most memorable moment came in 1985 as we beat the Boston Celtics.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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

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I think the NBA will certainly survive without Michael Jordan.

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