Pride was his life force; for us it was a live nerve that he could teach us to brush. One stroke, a good practice, and we could tingle for days ... First, he found the pride in each of us, then he taught us how good it could feel. What he was ultimately after was for every one of us to learn to light our own fires and glow our brightest.
Kareem Abdul-JabbarI am highly offended by the total lack of acknowledgement of my contribution to Laker success.
Kareem Abdul-JabbarI would suggest that teachers show their students concrete examples of the negative effects of the actions that gangsta rappers glorify.
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