Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Jackie Robinson, as an athlete and as someone who was trying to make a stand for equality, he was exemplary.Collection: Equality
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.Collection: History
I think that the good and the great are only separated by the willingness to sacrifice.Collection: Good
This is what I would have done if I had to have a real job: I would have been a history teacher.Collection: Teacher
Sports and entertainment are the only places where inner-city kids see themselves being able to succeed. Their intellectual development is something they don't relate to.Collection: Sports
You can't win unless you learn how to lose.Collection: Sports
I tell kids to pursue their basketball dreams, but I tell them to not let that be their only dream.Collection: Dreams
The '80s made up for all the abuse I took during the '70s. I outlived all my critics. By the time I retired, everybody saw me as a venerable institution. Things do change.Collection: Change
When I was a kid, no one would believe anything positive that you could say about black people. That's a terrible burden.Collection: Positive
In a typical history book, black Americans are mentioned in the context of slavery or civil rights. There's so much more to the story.Collection: History
Today's youth are told to get rich or die trying and they really shouldn't take that attitude forward with them.Collection: Attitude
I would suggest that teachers show their students concrete examples of the negative effects of the actions that gangsta rappers glorify.Collection: Teacher
A team will always appreciate a great individual if he's willing to sacrifice for the group.Collection: Great
I think the NBA players have to be held accountable in a reasonable way, just like any other professionals.
I hope to be involved in a successful movie script.
I think I did very well against everyone who tried to defend me.
It's hard for young players to see the big picture. They just see three or four years down the road.
My mother had to send me to the movies with my birth certificate, so that I wouldn't have to pay the extra fifty cents that the adults had to pay.
I rooted for the Dodgers when they were in Brooklyn.
I did a book in 1996, an overview of black history. In that process I became more aware of a lot of the black inventors of the 19th century.
My biggest accomplishment has been making a transition from athlete to author.
I have always thought that writers come with any variety of attributes. Some are capable and some aren't.
I always thought I could do a good job coaching, but the opportunities have not presented themselves.
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.
When the doctor told me I had cancer, I was scared.
My grandfather and my uncle both died from colorectal cancer, my dad almost died from it and I have the gene for it.
Yoga is just good for you.
I've always tried to stay out of the fray and not be an object of controversy.
I'm the baddest among the bad guys.
The 3-point shot has created a situation in the game akin to 'Lotto' fever.
You got guys now declaring they're ready to play pro ball in their second or third year of high school. It's crazy! They're missing so much.
Reporters used to ask me the same inane questions year-in and year-out, city-to-city, and it would drive me crazy.
I totally alienated some reporters as I retreated.
Islam is about finding your own space.
I want to do as little as possible when I finish playing ball - just spend a lot more time with my family.
I am highly offended by the total lack of acknowledgement of my contribution to Laker success.
I was a baseball fan myself, I wanted to play baseball.
I pitched and I played the outfield.
A lot of players think the game is all about individual performances when it's really all about a team game.
I think I really benefited from going to college.
I have to say I have an incredible musical education because of my father.
There are a lot of authors in the world, so it's difficult to find a unique niche to present your take on things. That is always a challenge for any author.
You're never really cancer-free and I should have known that.
If not for the success that medicine has made, I might be part of a much different story right now.
I've never been a person to share my private life, but I can help save lives.
Cancer is a scary thing and you have to deal with it seriously.
I need about three seats lengthwise to sleep on a plane. It's not easy for me to curl up.
Well, I'm a professional.
Even when there are adverse circumstances, I try to do my job. And I usually do.
I think a lot of people, if they get the opportunity to do some acting, they think, 'I might be a star.'