I think that the good and the great are only separated by the willingness to sacrifice.
Kareem Abdul-JabbarThe transition was difficult. It's hard to stop something that you've enjoyed and that has been very rewarding.
Kareem Abdul-JabbarThe Sixties was a perfect storm of disaffection with political leaders trying to pass off the same old platitudes to maintain the status quo and an unexpected courageousness in the masses of youth. Nothing on this scale had ever happened before in U.S. history and it hasn't happened since.
Kareem Abdul-JabbarIt's hard for young players to see the big picture. They just see three or four years down the road.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar