Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Quotes

American - Athlete Born: April 16, 1947

You can't win unless you learn how to lose. - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

You can't win unless you learn how to lose. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Sports, Win, You, Lose, Learn, How

I think that the good and the great are only separated by the willingness to sacrifice. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Good, Great, Sacrifice, Think, Only

Five guys on the court working together can achieve more than five talented individuals who come and go as individuals. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Working Together, Together, Come And Go

I saw Islam as the correct way to live, and I chose to try to live that way. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Live, Islam, Try, Way, Correct, Saw

When I was 17, I worked in a mentoring program in Harlem designed to improve the community. That's when I first gained an appreciation of the Harlem Renaissance, a time when African-Americans rose to prominence in American culture. For the first time, they were taken seriously as artists, musicians, writers, athletes, and as political thinkers. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Time, Community, Culture, Appreciation

Music rhythms are mathematical patterns. When you hear a song and your body starts moving with it, your body is doing math. The kids in their parents' garage practicing to be a band may not realize it, but they're also practicing math. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Music, Parents, Moving, Song, Doing, You

The word 'leukemia' is a very frightening word. In many instances, it's a killer and it's something that you have to deal with in a very serious and determined way if you're going to beat it. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

You, Serious, Way, Determined, Beat

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. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Time, Do The Right Thing, Losing, Try

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. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Nature, Cheating, Human Nature, Think

The type of leukemia that I am dealing with is treatable. So if I do what my doctors tell me to do - get my blood checked regularly, take my meds and consult with my doctor and follow any additional instructions he might make - I will be able to maintain my good health and live my life with a minimum of disruptions to my lifestyle. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Life, Good, Live, Health, Good Health

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I'm not comfortable being preachy, but more people need to start spending as much time in the library as they do on the basketball court. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Time, People, Library, Basketball, Start

I enjoy seeing new places. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Enjoy, New, Seeing, Places, New Places

Black people don't have an accurate idea of their history, which has been either suppressed or distorted. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

History, People, Black, Idea, Accurate

LeBron James can get a shot off under any and all circumstances and he makes them. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Circumstances, LeBron James, Off, Them

Great players are willing to give up their own personal achievement for the achievement of the group. It enhances everybody. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Great, Achievement, Group, Personal, Own

Your mind is what makes everything else work. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Work, Mind, Everything, Your, Makes

One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Man, Team, Cannot, Ingredient, Make

High school dropouts are forfeiting their opportunity to pursue the American Dream. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Opportunity, American Dream, School

Islam is about finding your own space. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Space, Finding, Islam, Own, Your, About

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. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

History, Teamwork, Game, Young, Know

You can't win if you don't play as a unit. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Win, You, Play, Unit

As brilliant an individual that Michael Jordan was, he was not successful until he got with a good team unit. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Good, Team, Successful, Individual, Got

I felt that a number of people might have questioned my loyalty, but I continue to be a patriotic American. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Loyalty, People, American, Number, Felt

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. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Mistakes, Child, Think, Someone, Learn

I listen to jazz mainly. Mainstream jazz. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Jazz, Listen, Mainstream, Mainly

It's hard for young players to see the big picture. They just see three or four years down the road. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Road, Picture, Down, Young, Three, Years

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