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

Quote by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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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 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.

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...

I listen to jazz mainly. Mainstream jazz.

I listen to jazz mainly. Mainstream jazz.

A team will always appreciate a great individual if he's willing to sacrifice for the...

A team will always appreciate a great individual if he's willing to sacrifice for the...

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...

Center is a very tough position to play.

Center is a very tough position to play.

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...

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.

My mother had to send me to the movies with my birth certificate, so that...

My mother had to send me to the movies with my birth certificate, so that...

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

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

I think the NBA will certainly survive without Michael Jordan.

I think the NBA will certainly survive without Michael Jordan.

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 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...

I wanted to play baseball!

I wanted to play baseball!

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...

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...

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 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...

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...