Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Thinking Quotations

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.

I think the NBA players have to be held accountable in a reasonable way, just like any other professionals.

I think the NBA will certainly survive without Michael Jordan.

A lot of players think the game is all about individual performances when it's really all about a team game.

I think I did very well against everyone who tried to defend me.

I'm still my parent's child, I'm still me, but I made a choice. I evolved into Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. I think it has to do with evolution.

I think race has been a burden for black Americans. Being Muslim has also been a challenge because so many people do not understand Islam.

I think black Americans expect too much from individual black Americans in terms of changing the status quo.

I think a lot of people, if they get the opportunity to do some acting, they think, 'I might be a star.'

I think I really benefited from going to college.

I think Kwame will be an asset to the Lakers.

If they took the idea that they could escape poverty through education, I think it would make a more basic and long-lasting change in the way things happen. What we need are positive, realistic goals and the willingness to work. Hard work and practical goals.

He doesn't necessarily have to learn the sky hook. He just has to learn how to be an effective post player. I think I can help him do that.

The disconnect lasted too long. I think people got the idea I was sullen and couldn't communicate, which wasn't true.

Your best athletes might give basketball a try just when they think, geez, this might be something that pays off for me in the end.

Elgin's game was an incredible performance, also. I don't think there's any comparison. Elgin did it without three-point lines. His game was attacking the hoop and hitting jumpers inside 20 feet. Kobe's range is unreal, and he does it his way.