Share
×
Inspirational Quotes
Authors
Professions
Topics
Tags
Quote
I saw Islam as the correct way to live, and I chose to try to live that way.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Share
Change background
T
T
T
Change font
Original
TAGS & TOPICS
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: April 16
Actor
Author
Basketball Coach
Basketball Player
Film Producer
Screenwriter
Television Actor
New York City
New York
Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor
Jr.
Lew Alcindor
Saws
Live
Trying
Way
Chose
Correct
Islam
Basketball
More quotes by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
There's a ball. There's a hoop. You put the ball through the hoop. That's success.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
I have to say I have an incredible musical education because of my father.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
There are a lot of authors in the world, so it's difficult to find a unique niche to present your take on things. That is always a challenge for any author.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Today's youth are told to get rich or die trying and they really shouldn't take that attitude forward with them.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Actor Mike Warren [was my former teammate], who was in Hill Street Blues. There are more, but it's starting to sound like a team reunion at Red Lobster. They were a great bunch of guys and we accomplished a lot together. That's something you don't forget.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
I'm not going to emphasize the sky-hook as much as work with the specific skills of the guys.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Some stuff can be fixed, some stuff can’t be. Deciding which is which is part of maturing.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
I was latching on to something that was part of my heritage, because many of the slaves who were brought here were Moslems.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
I have been coaching recently. I coached high school basketball in Arizona, and I hope that more opportunities become available.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
The saying, Those that don't learn from history are condemned to repeat it doesn't just apply to politicians and world leaders, it applies to all of us on a daily basis.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
I've had a desire to coach for years. This was something I felt I should do.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
The game has basically not changed since I ended my career.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
I hope to be involved in a successful movie script.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
If not shown appreciation, it gets to you.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
You can't win unless you learn how to lose.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
[Coaching] is a difficult job which everyone who owns a TV thinks they can do better at.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
You can't win if you don't play as a unit.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Cancer is a scary thing and you have to deal with it seriously.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Center is a very tough position to play.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
I think the NBA will certainly survive without Michael Jordan.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
