Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Quotes
My biggest accomplishment has been making a transition from athlete to author.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Quotes to Explore
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On the court, Jason Collins is not a huge basketball star, but he has already claimed his place in civil rights history as the first openly gay athlete to play in one of the four major U.S. sports leagues.
Nancy Gibbs
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Of course I want to look well and fit - and as an athlete, I want to look strong.
Venus Williams
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Most importantly, you have to stay true to yourself as well as those fans who made you who you are as an athlete.
Fedor Emelianenko
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I want to be engaged and moved by theatre, there's nothing more disappointing than being left cold. After 'The Author,' I felt wrung out emotionally, like a used tissue.
Samuel Barnett
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When Chipotle asked me to take part in the Cultivating Thought program both as an author and an essay contest judge, I was excited by the idea of sharing my story through this unique channel and helping young, inspiring writers do the same.
Laura Esquivel
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An author ought to write for the youth of his own generation, the critics of the next, and the schoolmaster of ever afterwards.
F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Oftentimes when you see adaptations of books you like, you're let down. As an author, you assume that they are going to suck. A little bit of hope is dangerous.
Gayle Forman
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I can always do five, five-minute rounds, any day, even if I was drinking yesterday or doing whatever. I'm a seasoned athlete, an endurance athlete, and I'm always working out.
Nate Diaz
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Buy other authors' books when you go to their events. Even if you aren't going to read it. Even if you are going to give it away. Even if you aren't interested. Not just for the author but for the bookstore. It's karma and just plain good manners.
M. J. Rose
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I like businesses in transition, first of all. If ever there were a business in transition, it is publishing.
Barry Diller
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A lot of people thought you couldn't be a top-level athlete as a vegan, but people like Mac Danzig and Jake Shields are proving that's wrong. And it's better for me as a performer.
Daniel Bryan
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People assume that because I'm a great athlete, I can dance. But no. My rhythm is off a little bit.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
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There are some good teachers out there, but the only one who is a genius at diagnosing my swing is my mom. She took up golf late, when she was 39, but in her younger days, she was an amazing athlete. She never read an instruction book or took lessons, but she has a remarkable eye for motion.
Boo Weekley
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An athlete must have a sound and trained body, and only after, indulge in sport he prefers.
Albert Azaryan
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Acting on conscience and principle in a manner - is the manner - in which we express our moral selves and as such, loyalty to conscience and principle should supersede loyalty to any man or party.
Jeff Flake
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I'm the kind of cat that can finish three songs in a day. Two or three songs in a day. If my voice is up to it and I feel up to it, I can finish two or three songs in a day.
Elgin Baylor Lumpkin
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I got into one of the schools I applied to because of the essay I wrote about Holly Hunter's character in 'Broadcast News.' She's the only female producer on this news network, and she's really good at her job, but she allots time in her day to just sit at her desk and cry. And then she's just back to work. I find that really effective.
Tavi Gevinson
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My biggest accomplishment has been making a transition from athlete to author.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
