You can't win unless you learn how to lose.

Quote by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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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...

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...

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 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...

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...

I hope to be involved in a successful movie script.

I hope to be involved in a successful movie script.

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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

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

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 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...

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...

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 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.