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I hope to be involved in a successful movie script. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

The game has basically not changed since I ended my career. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I feel that Dennis Rodman has become a problem. He will be more of a problem than an asset. Of course, he can prove me wrong. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Reporters used to ask me the same inane questions year-in and year-out, city-to-city, and it would drive me crazy. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Your mind is what makes everything else work. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I am highly offended by the total lack of acknowledgement of my contribution to Laker success. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

This is what I would have done if I had to have a real job: I would have been a history teacher. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Alexander Hamilton realized that warfare was part and parcel of human nature, and it's something we had to prepare for. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I tell kids to pursue their basketball dreams, but I tell them to not let that be their only dream. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Cancer is a scary thing and you have to deal with it seriously. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Going into a game against Lew Alcindor [later Kareem Abdul-Jabbar] is like going into a knife fight and finding there's no blade in your handle. — Bill Fitch

High school dropouts are forfeiting their opportunity to pursue the American Dream. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I've had enough success for two lifetimes, My success is talent put together with hard work and luck. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I think the NBA players have to be held accountable in a reasonable way, just like any other professionals. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

A lot of players think the game is all about individual performances when it's really all about a team game. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

The extra pass and the extra effort on defense always get the job done. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Pride goeth before destruction," he quoted, "and a haughty spirit before a fall. — 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. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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

I'm not going to emphasize the sky-hook as much as work with the specific skills of the guys. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I just like seeing the world, and it doesn't matter where. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I've had a desire to coach for years. This was something I felt I should do. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

The 3-point shot has created a situation in the game akin to 'Lotto' fever. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I was getting hot flashes and sweats on a regular basis. That's not normal, even for my age. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I'm not exaggerating when I say that the 761st was Patton's best tank unit and nobody knew about it. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

If not shown appreciation, it gets to you. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Yoga is just good for you. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Five guys on the court working together can achieve more than five talented individuals who come and go as individuals. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I think I did very well against everyone who tried to defend me. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I want to do as little as possible when I finish playing ball - just spend a lot more time with my family. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I have always thought that writers come with any variety of attributes. Some are capable and some aren't. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I was a baseball fan myself, I wanted to play baseball. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I think someone should explain to the child that it's OK to make mistakes. That's how we learn. When we compete, we make mistakes. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

If ISIS represents Islam, then the KKK represents Christianity — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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

I totally alienated some reporters as I retreated. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Well, I'm a professional. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I need about three seats lengthwise to sleep on a plane. It's not easy for me to curl up. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I've never been a person to share my private life, but I can help save lives. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

A team will always appreciate a great individual if he's willing to sacrifice for the group. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

The constant expansion has diluted the talent. Other than that, it's still the same game. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Islam is about finding your own space. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

After practice, I would have to go back to the dorm and take a nap. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I wanted to play baseball! — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I think that the good and the great are only separated by the willingness to sacrifice. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I needed to go to class; I needed to go to practice; I needed to have a life away from basketball. — 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

More whites believe in ghosts than believe in racism, — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Either because I was an athlete or because I was black - probably both - there seemed to be a clear assumption that I wouldn't be up to the work. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Justice should be blind especially color-blind and able to fairly deal with the very real need for honest law enforcement. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

With 300 million people in America, you can fail to impress 299 million of them and still go platinum. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Some stuff can be fixed, some stuff can't be. Deciding which is which is part of maturing. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I had a moment like that with Wilt (Chamberlain). He knocked me out of bounds, I came back and faked him, came across the middle and dunked on him. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

It's hard for young players to see the big picture. They just see three or four years down the road. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Even when there are adverse circumstances, I try to do my job. And I usually do. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I'm the baddest among the bad guys. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

My most memorable moment came in 1985 as we beat the Boston Celtics. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

We don't have selfish guys here, which sometimes leads to problems. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I try to do the right thing at the ... — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

My health is fine. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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

I feel that there has been progress made since I was a boy on matters of race, but we have a long way to go. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

He doesn't necessarily have to learn the sky hook. He just has to learn how to be an effective post player. I think I can help him do that. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

The Lakers were able to maintain a certain level of talent and success, and so were the Celtics. It became part of people's sports lore. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Good thoughts are no better than good dreams, unless they are executed. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

My biggest accomplishment has been making a transition from athlete to author. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

During 1866 and 1922, Native Americans and black soldiers often intermingled in the American west, on the frontier. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I think a lot of people, if they get the opportunity to do some acting, they think, 'I might be a star.' — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

One man cannot make a team. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

As a parent, I have a job as a role model to my children, and by extension, to other young people. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I listen to jazz mainly. Mainstream jazz. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

On the best tactic when playing alongside Kareem Abdul-Jabbar- Just give him the ball. — Magic Johnson

Few players have cast a spell across the game like Yao Ming, before or since. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Without question, no hesitation, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was the best player I ever played against. — Bill Walton

In the Western standards of modesty, there are different guidelines. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

You can't win if you don't play as a unit. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I think I really benefited from going to college. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

The disconnect lasted too long. I think people got the idea I was sullen and couldn't communicate, which wasn't true. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I feel like I've always been a full-time historian, but nobody knows it. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I can do something else besides stuff a ball through a hoop. My biggest resource is my mind. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Center is a very tough position to play. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I think Kwame will be an asset to the Lakers. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I rooted for the Dodgers when they were in Brooklyn. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Jackie Robinson, as an athlete and as someone who was trying to make a stand for equality, he was exemplary. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

When the doctor told me I had cancer, I was scared. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I didn't really seek attention. I just wanted to play the game well and go home. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

The Lakers fans have been great, even folks in the supermarket are welcoming me back! — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Your best athletes might give basketball a try just when they think, geez, this might be something that pays off for me in the end. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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

I'm not going to disappear. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I think the NBA will certainly survive without Michael Jordan. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

When you're a coach you've got to go up the ladder, you've got to be ready to travel. That's the nature of coaching — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

If not for the success that medicine has made, I might be part of a much different story right now. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar