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, Lose, Learn, You, How

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, Losing, Winning, Little Things

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, More, Go

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

Good, Great, Sacrifice, Think, I Think

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

Man, Team, Cannot, Make, Ingredient

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

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, Negative, Teachers, Students

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

Win, Play, You, Unit

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

Live, Try, Way, Islam, Saw, Correct

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

Achievement, Great, Group, Personal, Up

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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

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

Opportunity, School, American Dream

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

Progress, Long, Race, Feel, Boy, Way

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

Work, Preparation, Game, Weak, Always

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. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Soul, Yourself, Body, Emotions, Play, Go

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, Think, Cheating, You, Looks

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

Community, Time, Culture, Appreciation

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, Know, Young

A team will always appreciate a great individual if he's willing to sacrifice for the group. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Team, Great, Sacrifice, Appreciate, Will

I enjoy seeing new places. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Enjoy, Seeing, Places, New, New Places

OK, I'll put it like this: I doubt if we will see another All-American basketball athlete who is a Rhodes Scholar. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Basketball, Athlete, Doubt, Will, See

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, Big Picture, Three

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

Equality, Trying, Stand, Athlete, Make

I need about three seats lengthwise to sleep on a plane. It's not easy for me to curl up. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Sleep, Me, Easy, Three, Need, Up

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, Health, Live, Good Health

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

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