Common decency demands that [NCAA athletes] should be paid, but the only way it will happen is the same way workers got paid throughout American history, through a strong union.
Kareem Abdul-JabbarI think people that are, you know, voting in the blind are doing a disservice to America by not being better informed.
Kareem Abdul-JabbarThis is what I would have done if I had to have a real job: I would have been a history teacher.
Kareem Abdul-JabbarSome stuff can be fixed, some stuff canโt be. Deciding which is which is part of maturing.
Kareem Abdul-JabbarI'm not going to emphasize the sky-hook as much as work with the specific skills of the guys.
Kareem Abdul-JabbarBut all was not sunshine and Marvin Gaye songs. [UCLA] also recruited black students as part of a High Potential Program that was meant to bring diversity to the campus. Two of the students that were part of that program were Alprentice "Bunchy" Carter and John Huggins, Jr., both members of the Black Panther Party's Southern California Chapter.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar