32 quotes by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

“I was getting hot flashes and sweats on a regular basis. That's not normal, even for my age.” — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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“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

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“The '80s made up for all the abuse I took during the '70s. I outlived all my critics. By the time I retired, everybody saw me as a venerable institution. Things do change.” — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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“My grandfather and my uncle both died from colorectal cancer, my dad almost died from it and I have the gene for it.” — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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“I tell kids to pursue their basketball dreams, but I tell them to not let that be their only dream.” — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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“I have to say I have an incredible musical education because of my father.” — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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“Jackie Robinson, as an athlete and as someone who was trying to make a stand for equality, he was exemplary.” — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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“I want to do as little as possible when I finish playing ball - just spend a lot more time with my family.” — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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“I think that the good and the great are only separated by the willingness to sacrifice.” — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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“My health is fine.” — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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“The type of leukemia that I am dealing with is treatable. So if I do what my doctors tell me to do - get my blood checked regularly, take my meds and consult with my doctor and follow any additional instructions he might make - I will be able to maintain my good health and live my life with a minimum of disruptions to my lifestyle.” — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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“A lot of young players don't really know much about the history of the game and a lot of them are missing out on what the game is all about, especially the whole concept of sportsmanship and teamwork.” — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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“In a typical history book, black Americans are mentioned in the context of slavery or civil rights. There's so much more to the story.” — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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“Black people don't have an accurate idea of their history, which has been either suppressed or distorted.” — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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“I did a book in 1996, an overview of black history. In that process I became more aware of a lot of the black inventors of the 19th century.” — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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“This is what I would have done if I had to have a real job: I would have been a history teacher.” — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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“I didn't really seek attention. I just wanted to play the game well and go home.” — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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“I have been coaching recently. I coached high school basketball in Arizona, and I hope that more opportunities become available.” — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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“I hope to be involved in a successful movie script.” — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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“My mother had to send me to the movies with my birth certificate, so that I wouldn't have to pay the extra fifty cents that the adults had to pay.” — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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“Music rhythms are mathematical patterns. When you hear a song and your body starts moving with it, your body is doing math. The kids in their parents' garage practicing to be a band may not realize it, but they're also practicing math.” — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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“Music is really something that makes people whole.” — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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“In athletics there's always been a willingness to cheat if it looks like you're not cheating. I think that's just a quirk of human nature.” — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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“When I was a kid, no one would believe anything positive that you could say about black people. That's a terrible burden.” — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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“What I have is P.H. positive chronic myeloid leukemia, which is an aberration in your white blood cells.” — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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