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, Unless, How

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

Political, Musicians

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

Think, Only, I Think

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

Little Things, Winning, May

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

Ingredient, Crucial, Cannot

I enjoy seeing new places. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

New, Seeing, Places

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

Deal, Leukemia, Very

I would suggest that teachers show their students concrete examples of the negative effects of the actions that gangsta rappers glorify. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Teacher, Concrete, Show

The transition was difficult. It's hard to stop something that you've enjoyed and that has been very rewarding. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Been, Very, Rewarding

My biggest accomplishment has been making a transition from athlete to author. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Making, Been, Biggest

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I feel that there has been progress made since I was a boy on matters of race, but we have a long way to go. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Race, Made, Been

I got all A's and was hated for it; I spoke correctly and was called a punk. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Punk, Correctly, Spoke

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

Go, Achieve, More

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

My Life, Leukemia, Maintain

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

Game, Young, Players

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

Young, Players, Big

If not shown appreciation, it gets to you. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Appreciation, Shown, Gets

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

Islam, Correct, Saw

Fundamental preparation is always effective. Work on those parts of your game that are fundamentally weak. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Game, Always, Effective

Jackie Robinson, as an athlete and as someone who was trying to make a stand for equality, he was exemplary. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Trying, Someone, Athlete

I'm the baddest among the bad guys. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Bad, Guys, Among

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

Been, Either, Which

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

Think, Always, Been

I want people to understand that I intend to continue living and doing all the things that I love to do up until the end. And the end is by no means rushing up on me. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Love, Doing, Means

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

Give, Everybody, Enhances

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. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Think, Parent, Still

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