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

Quote by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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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...

I can do something else besides stuff a ball through a hoop. My biggest resource...

I can do something else besides stuff a ball through a hoop. My biggest resource...

Fundamental preparation is always effective. Work on those parts of your game that are fundamentally...

Fundamental preparation is always effective. Work on those parts of your game that are fundamentally...

I didn't really seek attention. I just wanted to play the game well and go...

I didn't really seek attention. I just wanted to play the game well and go...

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...

I expect more people from China and Asia to end up in the NBA.

I expect more people from China and Asia to end up in the NBA.

I think black Americans expect too much from individual black Americans in terms of changing...

I think black Americans expect too much from individual black Americans in terms of changing...

Jackie Robinson, as an athlete and as someone who was trying to make a stand...

Jackie Robinson, as an athlete and as someone who was trying to make a stand...

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.

I'm not going to disappear.

I'm not going to disappear.

I feel that there has been progress made since I was a boy on matters...

I feel that there has been progress made since I was a boy on matters...

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...

I've had enough success for two lifetimes, my success is talent put together with hard...

I've had enough success for two lifetimes, my success is talent put together with hard...

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...

I listen to jazz mainly. Mainstream jazz.

I listen to jazz mainly. Mainstream jazz.

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...

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 would suggest that teachers show their students concrete examples of the negative effects of...

I would suggest that teachers show their students concrete examples of the negative effects of...

I think that the good and the great are only separated by the willingness to...

I think that the good and the great are only separated by the willingness to...

Your mind is what makes everything else work.

Your mind is what makes everything else work.