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 think Kwame will be an asset to the Lakers.
A lot of players think the game is all about individual performances when it's really all about a team game.
If they took the idea that they could escape poverty through education, I think it would make a more basic and long-lasting change in the way things happen. What we need are positive, realistic goals and the willingness to work. Hard work and practical goals.
I think race has been a burden for black Americans. Being Muslim has also been a challenge because so many people do not understand Islam.
He doesn't necessarily have to learn the sky hook. He just has to learn how to be an effective post player. I think I can help him do that.
I'm still my parent's child, I'm still me, but I made a choice. I evolved into Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. I think it has to do with evolution.
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.
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.
I think a lot of people, if they get the opportunity to do some acting, they think, 'I might be a star.'
The disconnect lasted too long. I think people got the idea I was sullen and couldn't communicate, which wasn't true.
I think I really benefited from going to college.
I think I did very well against everyone who tried to defend me.