Basketball is an endurance sport, and you have to learn to control your breath; that's the essence of yoga, too. So, I consciously began using yoga techniques in my practice and playing. I think yoga helped reduce the number and severity of injuries I suffered. As preventative medicine, it's unequaled.
Kareem Abdul-JabbarIf I hadn't become a professional basketball player, I would have become a history teacher. There's so much to learn from history.
Kareem Abdul-JabbarWhen the line started to blur between the fans and the players, sometimes things can get ugly.
Kareem Abdul-JabbarI try to do the right thing at the right time. They may just be little things, but usually they make the difference between winning and losing.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar