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
I rooted for the Dodgers when they were in Brooklyn.
I need about three seats lengthwise to sleep on a plane. It's not easy for me to curl up.
I listen to jazz mainly. Mainstream jazz.
I hope to be involved in a successful movie script.
I have been coaching recently. I coached high school basketball in Arizona, and I hope that more opportunities become available.
I have always thought that writers come with any variety of attributes. Some are capable and some aren't.
I feel like I've always been a full-time historian, but nobody knows it.
I am highly offended by the total lack of acknowledgement of my contribution to Laker success.
I always thought I could do a good job coaching, but the opportunities have not presented themselves.
If not shown appreciation, it gets to you.
If not for the success that medicine has made, I might be part of a much different story right now.
There's a ball. There's a hoop. You put the ball through the hoop. That's success.
The Lakers fans have been great, even folks in the supermarket are welcoming me back!
After practice, I would have to go back to the dorm and take a nap.