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
Good thoughts are no better than good dreams, unless they are executed.
High school dropouts are forfeiting their opportunity to pursue the American Dream.
I tell kids to pursue their basketball dreams, but I tell them to not let that be their only dream.
I don't get a big charge out of being the leading scorer. The object of competing is winning. I just try to do what has to be done for us to win. That might be anything at the time - defense, rebounding, passing. I get great satisfaction out of being a team player.
Yoga is just good for you.
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Hes not a raw kind of talent. Hes got some sophistication to his basketball game, and I think he will progress quickly.
Your mind is what makes everything else work.
I saw Islam as the correct way to live, and I chose to try to live that way.
I think Kwame will be an asset to the Lakers.
When the line started to blur between the fans and the players, sometimes things can get ugly.
The first time I shot the hook, I was in fourth grade, and I was about five feet eight inches tall. I put the ball up and felt totally at ease with the shot. I was completely confident it would go in. I've been shooting it ever since.
As a parent, I have a job as a role model to my children, and by extension, to other young people.