“I want to do as little as possible when I finish playing ball - just spend a lot more time with my family.”
Family
“Black people don't have an accurate idea of their history, which has been either suppressed or distorted.”
HistoryAll Quotes by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
“Today's youth are told to get rich or die trying and they really shouldn't take that attitude forward with them.”
Attitude“I did a book in 1996, an overview of black history. In that process I became more aware of a lot of the black inventors of the 19th century.”
History“I am highly offended by the total lack of acknowledgement of my contribution to Laker success.”
Success“When I was a kid, no one would believe anything positive that you could say about black people. That's a terrible burden.”
Positive“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.”
History“Music is really something that makes people whole.”
Music“I would suggest that teachers show their students concrete examples of the negative effects of the actions that gangsta rappers glorify.”
Teacher“What I have is P.H. positive chronic myeloid leukemia, which is an aberration in your white blood cells.”
Positive“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.”
History“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.”
Change“I tell kids to pursue their basketball dreams, but I tell them to not let that be their only dream.”
Dreams“If not for the success that medicine has made, I might be part of a much different story right now.”
Success“Black people don't have an accurate idea of their history, which has been either suppressed or distorted.”
History“I didn't really seek attention. I just wanted to play the game well and go home.”
Home“I have been coaching recently. I coached high school basketball in Arizona, and I hope that more opportunities become available.”
Hope“I have to say I have an incredible musical education because of my father.”
Education“You can't win unless you learn how to lose.”
Sports“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.”
Time“My mother had to send me to the movies with my birth certificate, so that I wouldn't have to pay the extra fifty cents that the adults had to pay.”
Movies