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 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...

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...

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...

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...

You can't win if you don't play as a unit.

You can't win if you don't play as a unit.

I'm not going to disappear.

I'm not going to disappear.

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...

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

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

Black people don't have an accurate idea of their history, which has been either suppressed...

Black people don't have an accurate idea of their history, which has been either suppressed...

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...

Your mind is what makes everything else work.

Your mind is what makes everything else work.

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 wanted to play baseball!

I wanted to play baseball!

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'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 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 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 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 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...