I try to do the right thing at the right time. They may just be little things, but usually they make the difference between winning and losing. -Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Time
Jackie Robinson, as an athlete and as someone who was trying to make a stand for equality, he was exemplary. -Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Equality
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 History
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 Attitude
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 History
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. -Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Sports
I am highly offended by the total lack of acknowledgement of my contribution to Laker success. -Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Success
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 Teacher
What I have is P.H. positive chronic myeloid leukemia, which is an aberration in your white blood cells. -Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Positive
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 Positive
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 Dad
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. -Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Time
I would suggest that teachers show their students concrete examples of the negative effects of the actions that gangsta rappers glorify. -Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Teacher
