“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.”
Time
“I tell kids to pursue their basketball dreams, but I tell them to not let that be their only dream.”
DreamsAll Quotes by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
“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“I am highly offended by the total lack of acknowledgement of my contribution to Laker success.”
Success“What I have is P.H. positive chronic myeloid leukemia, which is an aberration in your white blood cells.”
Positive“I have been coaching recently. I coached high school basketball in Arizona, and I hope that more opportunities become available.”
Hope“Jackie Robinson, as an athlete and as someone who was trying to make a stand for equality, he was exemplary.”
Equality“You can't win unless you learn how to lose.”
Sports“Black people don't have an accurate idea of their history, which has been either suppressed or distorted.”
History“I tell kids to pursue their basketball dreams, but I tell them to not let that be their only dream.”
Dreams“I didn't really seek attention. I just wanted to play the game well and go home.”
Home“If not for the success that medicine has made, I might be part of a much different story right now.”
Success“The type of leukemia that I am dealing with is treatable. So if I do what my doctors tell me to do - get my blood checked regularly, take my meds and consult with my doctor and follow any additional instructions he might make - I will be able to maintain my good health and live my life with a minimum of disruptions to my lifestyle.”
Health“I think that the good and the great are only separated by the willingness to sacrifice.”
Great“My health is fine.”
Health“Today's youth are told to get rich or die trying and they really shouldn't take that attitude forward with them.”
Attitude“I hope to be involved in a successful movie script.”
Hope“I want to do as little as possible when I finish playing ball - just spend a lot more time with my family.”
Family“My grandfather and my uncle both died from colorectal cancer, my dad almost died from it and I have the gene for it.”
Dad“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“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