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

Quote by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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I listen to jazz mainly. Mainstream jazz.

I listen to jazz mainly. Mainstream jazz.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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'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...

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'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...

You have to be able to center yourself, to let all of your emotions go......

You have to be able to center yourself, to let all of your emotions go......

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...

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

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

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...

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 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...

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 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.

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...

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...

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...