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 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.
A lot of players think the game is all about individual performances when it's really all about a team game.
One man cannot make a team.
When we went up against teams that were better, I just hoped that we could steal the victories.
One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team.
Michael Jordan and Magic and myself all learned how to play the game in college programs that emphasized the team.
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.
I don't really care who's doing drugs in the NBA as long as the scene isn't adversely affecting my team and teammates. I've known enough drug users-going as far back as grade school and the streets of New York-not to view them as pariahs or lost souls. I've certainly smoked more than my quota of weed.
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.
Hes not a raw kind of talent. Hes got some sophistication to his basketball game, and I think he will progress quickly.