Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Date of Birth:

16-Apr-1947

Nationality:

United States

Profession:

Basketball Coach

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is a prominent American basketball player. He has played twenty seasons for the 'Los Angeles Lakers,' and the Milwaukee Bucks, 'in the National Basketball Association. ‘During his career as an institution, he has been 15‘ All-NBA selection ’six times‘ Most important player in the NBA, ’11 NBA-Defense teams, and NBA All-Star 19 times. He has also been a best-selling author and actor without being a basketball coach. He was awarded the 'Medal Presidential of Freedom' by 'President Barack Obama' in 2016. Here is a list of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar quotes on sports, basketball, sacrifice, success, achievements, winning, leader, learning, soul, accomplishment, history, people, belief, home, magic, nature, effort, etc.

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All the courage and competitiveness of Jackie Robinson affects me to this day. If I patterned my life after anyone it was him, not because he was the first black baseball player in the majors but because he was a hero.

Ken Heitz got drafted by the Bucks the same year I did. He went to their camp just for the experience, then dropped out to attend Harvard Law School. I always admired his combination of athleticism and brains.

A lot of young players don't really know much about the history of the game and a lot of them are missing out on what the game is all about, especially the whole concept of sportsmanship and teamwork.

The only reason is that I hadn't seen The Modern Jazz Quartet perform live and a live performance is often where the real experience of jazz takes place. I'm not familiar with the Boswell Sisters.

The word 'leukemia' is a very frightening word. In many instances, it's a killer and it's something that you have to deal with in a very serious and determined way if you're going to beat it.

I read that Hollywood wanted to film Fences years ago with a white director, but [August] Wilson refused. He thought that the director needed to have lived the culture of black Americans.

Common decency demands that [NCAA athletes] should be paid, but the only way it will happen is the same way workers got paid throughout American history, through a strong union.

When I was at UCLA, the Harlem Globetrotters offered me a million dollars to come play for them. I turned it down because my education was just as important as playing ball.

When I traveled through Greece in the '90s, everything [Albert Hoxie] taught me came flooding back and I was able to appreciate the art and culture much more because of him.

The '80s made up for all the abuse I took during the '70s. I outlived all my critics. By the time I retired, everybody saw me as a venerable institution. Things do change.

Sports and entertainment are the only places where inner-city kids see themselves being able to succeed. Their intellectual development is something they don't relate to.