Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Quotes
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I have always thought that writers come with any variety of attributes. Some are capable and some aren't.
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I'm not going to disappear.
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The game has basically not changed since I ended my career.
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I was a baseball fan myself, I wanted to play baseball.
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I would suggest that teachers show their students concrete examples of the negative effects of the actions that gangsta rappers glorify.
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When I was 17, I worked in a mentoring program in Harlem designed to improve the community. That's when I first gained an appreciation of the Harlem Renaissance, a time when African-Americans rose to prominence in American culture. For the first time, they were taken seriously as artists, musicians, writers, athletes, and as political thinkers.
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I feel that there has been progress made since I was a boy on matters of race, but we have a long way to go.
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The transition was difficult. It's hard to stop something that you've enjoyed and that has been very rewarding.
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Sports and entertainment are the only places where inner-city kids see themselves being able to succeed. Their intellectual development is something they don't relate to.
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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.
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I think I did very well against everyone who tried to defend me.
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I listen to jazz mainly. Mainstream jazz.
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As a parent, I have a job as a role model to my children, and by extension, to other young people.
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I wanted to play baseball!
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High school dropouts are forfeiting their opportunity to pursue the American Dream.
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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.
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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.
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I think black Americans expect too much from individual black Americans in terms of changing the status quo.
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I'm not comfortable being preachy, but more people need to start spending as much time in the library as they do on the basketball court.
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The word 'leukemia' is a very frightening word. In many instances, it's a killer and it's something that you have to deal with in a very serious and determined way if you're going to beat it.
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A lot of players think the game is all about individual performances when it's really all about a team game.
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I think I really benefited from going to college.
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I didn't really seek attention. I just wanted to play the game well and go home.
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It's hard for young players to see the big picture. They just see three or four years down the road.