The disconnect lasted too long. I think people got the idea I was sullen and couldn't communicate, which wasn't true.
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-JabbarI'm not exaggerating when I say that the 761st was Patton's best tank unit and nobody knew about it.
Kareem Abdul-JabbarI am highly offended by the total lack of acknowledgement of my contribution to Laker success.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar