Kareem Abdul Jabbar Motivational Quotes

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

As a parent, I have a job as a role model to my children, and by extension, to other young people. ~ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

If ISIS represents Islam, then the KKK represents Christianity ~ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I've never been a person to share my private life, but I can help save lives. ~ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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. ~ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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

I wanted to play baseball! ~ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Yoga is just good for you. ~ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Douglas wondered if his friend would make it out of this alive. He realized, not for the first time, that life or death was not the most important thing. The most important thing was the mission, their own small attempt to "proclaim liberty to the captives," as the Book of Isaiah had commanded nearly three thousand years before. To engage in a war where there would be no material benefit for the victor other than the liberation of oppressed and victimized human beings. ~ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Alexander Hamilton realized that warfare was part and parcel of human nature, and it's something we had to prepare for. ~ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

With 300 million people in America, you can fail to impress 299 million of them and still go platinum. ~ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I needed to go to class; I needed to go to practice; I needed to have a life away from basketball. ~ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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

In the Western standards of modesty, there are different guidelines. ~ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Either because I was an athlete or because I was black - probably both - there seemed to be a clear assumption that I wouldn't be up to the work. ~ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I've had a desire to coach for years. This was something I felt I should do. ~ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

When you're a coach you've got to go up the ladder, you've got to be ready to travel. That's the nature of coaching ~ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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

I want to do as little as possible when I finish playing ball - just spend a lot more time with my family. ~ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

The person unaware of history is like a rudderless boat just floating out in the middle of the ocean, hostages to the waves and currents. ~ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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

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. ~ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I try to do the right thing at the ... ~ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Going into a game against Lew Alcindor [later Kareem Abdul-Jabbar] is like going into a knife fight and finding there's no blade in your handle. ~ Bill Fitch

I pitched and I played the outfield. ~ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

My choosing Islam was not a political statement; it was a spiritual statement. ~ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I am highly offended by the total lack of acknowledgement of my contribution to Laker success. ~ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I think the greatest player I've ever played against was Magic Johnson. Next, was Larry Bird. Then, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. ~ John Salley

My most memorable moment came in 1985 as we beat the Boston Celtics. ~ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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. ~ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar