Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Kareem Abdul-Jabbaris an American retired professional basketball player who played 20 seasons in the National Basketball Associationfor the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers. During his career as a center, Abdul-Jabbar was a record six-time NBA Most Valuable Player, a record 19-time NBA All-Star, a 15-time All-NBA selection, and an 11-time NBA All-Defensive Team member. A member of six NBA championship teams as a player and two as an assistant coach, Abdul-Jabbar twice was voted NBA Finals MVP. In 1996,...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth16 April 1947
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
Black people don't have an accurate idea of their history, which has been either suppressed or distorted.
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.
The transition was difficult. It's hard to stop something that you've enjoyed and that has been very rewarding.
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.
A team will always appreciate a great individual if he's willing to sacrifice for the group.
As brilliant an individual that Michael Jordan was, he was not successful until he got with a good team unit.
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.
OK, I'll put it like this: I doubt if we will see another All-American basketball athlete who is a Rhodes Scholar.
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.
High school dropouts are forfeiting their opportunity to pursue the American Dream.
I totally alienated some reporters as I retreated.
I think the NBA will certainly survive without Michael Jordan.
I think the NBA players have to be held accountable in a reasonable way, just like any other professionals.
I think black Americans expect too much from individual black Americans in terms of changing the status quo.