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
Fundamental preparation is always effective. Work on those parts of your game that are fundamentally weak.
One man cannot make a team.
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.
Five guys on the court working together can achieve more than five talented individuals who come and go as individuals.
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.
I think that the good and the great are only separated by the willingness to sacrifice.
A team will always appreciate a great individual if he's willing to sacrifice for the group.
You have to be able to center yourself, to let all of your emotions go... Don't ever forget that you play with your soul as well as your body.
I tell kids to pursue their basketball dreams, but I tell them to not let that be their only dream.
I didn't really seek attention. I just wanted to play the game well and go home.
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.
I allowed him far too much space in my own head, ... of these moves worked more than once.
What I have is P.H. positive chronic myeloid leukemia, which is an aberration in your white blood cells.