Five guys on the court working together can achieve more than five talented individuals who come and go as individuals. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
I didn’t really seek attention. I just wanted to play the game well and go home. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
I felt that a number of people might have questioned my loyalty, but I continue to be a patriotic american. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
A team will always appreciate a great individual if he’s willing to sacrifice for the group. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
As a parent, I have a job as a role model to my children, and by extension, to other young people. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
As brilliant an individual that michael jordan was, he was not successful until he got with a good team unit. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Black people don’t have an accurate idea of their history, which has been either suppressed or distorted. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
I can do something else besides stuff a ball through a hoop. My biggest resource is my mind. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar