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-JabbarWhat I learned in my time isn't necessarily being taught now, and I'd like to help impart that knowledge to a new generation of players.
Kareem Abdul-JabbarMichael Jordan and Magic and myself, all learned how to play the game in college programs that emphasized the team.
Kareem Abdul-JabbarI was just starting out acting [doing "Airplane"] and wanted to be taken as a professional, not as an athlete doing a cameo.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar