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.

Quote by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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I wanted to play baseball!

I wanted to play baseball!

One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make...

One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make...

As brilliant an individual that Michael Jordan was, he was not successful until he got...

As brilliant an individual that Michael Jordan was, he was not successful until he got...

You can't win unless you learn how to lose.

You can't win unless you learn how to lose.

Five guys on the court working together can achieve more than five talented individuals who...

Five guys on the court working together can achieve more than five talented individuals who...

Dear Scottie, I have nothing but respect for you my friend as an athlete and...

Dear Scottie, I have nothing but respect for you my friend as an athlete and...

I try to do the right thing at the right time. They may just be...

I try to do the right thing at the right time. They may just be...

It's hard for young players to see the big picture. They just see three or...

It's hard for young players to see the big picture. They just see three or...

You have to be able to center yourself, to let all of your emotions go......

You have to be able to center yourself, to let all of your emotions go......

I saw Islam as the correct way to live, and I chose to try to...

I saw Islam as the correct way to live, and I chose to try to...

I think race has been a burden for black Americans. Being Muslim has also been...

I think race has been a burden for black Americans. Being Muslim has also been...

The extra pass and the extra effort on defense always get the job done.

The extra pass and the extra effort on defense always get the job done.

I hope to be involved in a successful movie script.

I hope to be involved in a successful movie script.

I felt that a number of people might have questioned my loyalty, but I continue...

I felt that a number of people might have questioned my loyalty, but I continue...

The transition was difficult. It's hard to stop something that you've enjoyed and that has...

The transition was difficult. It's hard to stop something that you've enjoyed and that has...

I think I did very well against everyone who tried to defend me.

I think I did very well against everyone who tried to defend me.

Michael Jordan and Magic and myself all learned how to play the game in college...

Michael Jordan and Magic and myself all learned how to play the game in college...

I'm not comfortable being preachy, but more people need to start spending as much time...

I'm not comfortable being preachy, but more people need to start spending as much time...

In athletics there's always been a willingness to cheat if it looks like you're not...

In athletics there's always been a willingness to cheat if it looks like you're not...

Great players are willing to give up their own personal achievement for the achievement of...

Great players are willing to give up their own personal achievement for the achievement of...