You have to be able to center yourself, to let all of your emotions go... Don't ever forget that you play with your soul as well as your body.

Quote by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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I listen to jazz mainly. Mainstream jazz.

I listen to jazz mainly. Mainstream jazz.

I'm not going to disappear.

I'm not going to disappear.

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...

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...

I have been coaching recently. I coached high school basketball in Arizona, and I hope...

I have been coaching recently. I coached high school basketball in Arizona, and I hope...

Center is a very tough position to play.

Center is a very tough position to play.

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.

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 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 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 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...

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...

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...

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 hope to be involved in a successful movie script.

I hope to be involved in a successful movie script.

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 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 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 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...

I felt that a number of people might have questioned my loyalty, but I continue...

I felt that a number of people might have questioned my loyalty, but I continue...