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

Quote by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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I listen to jazz mainly. Mainstream jazz.

I listen to jazz mainly. Mainstream jazz.

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...

My choosing Islam was not a political statement; it was a spiritual statement.

My choosing Islam was not a political statement; it was a spiritual statement.

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...

When we went up against teams that were better, I just hoped that we could...

When we went up against teams that were better, I just hoped that we could...

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...

When the line started to blur between the fans and the players, sometimes things can...

When the line started to blur between the fans and the players, sometimes things can...

My most memorable moment came in 1985 as we beat the Boston Celtics.

My most memorable moment came in 1985 as we beat the Boston Celtics.

I think someone should explain to the child that it's OK to make mistakes. That's...

I think someone should explain to the child that it's OK to make mistakes. That's...

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.

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...

When I was a kid, no one would believe anything positive that you could say...

When I was a kid, no one would believe anything positive that you could say...

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 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'm not going to disappear.

I'm not going to disappear.

Your mind is what makes everything else work.

Your mind is what makes everything else work.

I wanted to play baseball!

I wanted to play baseball!

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...

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...

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...