“I have been coaching recently. I coached high school basketball in Arizona, and I hope that more opportunities become available.”
Hope
“I hope to be involved in a successful movie script.”
HopeAll Quotes by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
“Black people don't have an accurate idea of their history, which has been either suppressed or distorted.”
History“You can't win unless you learn how to lose.”
Sports“I think that the good and the great are only separated by the willingness to sacrifice.”
Great“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.”
Nature“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 want to do as little as possible when I finish playing ball - just spend a lot more time with my family.”
Family“I was getting hot flashes and sweats on a regular basis. That's not normal, even for my age.”
Age“Today's youth are told to get rich or die trying and they really shouldn't take that attitude forward with them.”
Attitude“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“My grandfather and my uncle both died from colorectal cancer, my dad almost died from it and I have the gene for it.”
Dad“When I was a kid, no one would believe anything positive that you could say about black people. That's a terrible burden.”
Positive“I tell kids to pursue their basketball dreams, but I tell them to not let that be their only dream.”
Dreams“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“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.”
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“This is what I would have done if I had to have a real job: I would have been a history teacher.”
History“I have to say I have an incredible musical education because of my father.”
Education“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“Music is really something that makes people whole.”
Music