I think the NBA will certainly survive without Michael Jordan.

Quote by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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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...

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'm still my parent's child, I'm still me, but I made a choice. I evolved...

I'm still my parent's child, I'm still me, but I made a choice. I evolved...

I wanted to play baseball!

I wanted to play baseball!

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...

As a parent, I have a job as a role model to my children, and...

As a parent, I have a job as a role model to my children, and...

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...

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...

The game has basically not changed since I ended my career.

The game has basically not changed since I ended my career.

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.

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 tell kids to pursue their basketball dreams, but I tell them to not let...

I tell kids to pursue their basketball dreams, but I tell them to not let...

I think the NBA players have to be held accountable in a reasonable way, just...

I think the NBA players have to be held accountable in a reasonable way, just...

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.

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 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 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...

I listen to jazz mainly. Mainstream jazz.

I listen to jazz mainly. Mainstream jazz.

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...