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

Quote by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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I listen to jazz mainly. Mainstream jazz.

I listen to jazz mainly. Mainstream jazz.

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.

Center is a very tough position to play.

Center is a very tough position to play.

I try to do the right thing at the right time. They may just be...

I try to do the right thing at the right time. They may just be...

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...

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...

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 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 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...

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...

Your mind is what makes everything else work.

Your mind is what makes everything else work.

I hope to be involved in a successful movie script.

I hope to be involved in a successful movie script.

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 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 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 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...

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

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

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 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.