Quotes from Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I hope to be involved in a successful movie script.

I'm still my parent's child, I'm still me, but I made a choice. I evolved into Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. I think it has to do with evolution.

The extra pass and the extra effort on defense always get the job done.

I'm the baddest among the bad guys.

I rooted for the Dodgers when they were in Brooklyn.

When the doctor told me I had cancer, I was scared.

Cancer is a scary thing and you have to deal with it seriously.

What I have is P.H. positive chronic myeloid leukemia, which is an aberration in your white blood cells.

Black people don't have an accurate idea of their history, which has been either suppressed or distorted.

I think that the good and the great are only separated by the willingness to sacrifice.

Good thoughts are no better than good dreams, unless they are executed.

Great players are willing to give up their own personal achievement for the achievement of the group. It enhances everybody.

I didn't really seek attention. I just wanted to play the game well and go home.

When you're a coach you've got to go up the ladder, you've got to be ready to travel. That's the nature of coaching

I think someone should explain to the child that it's OK to make mistakes. That's how we learn. When we compete, we make mistakes.

There are rap groups that have a positive outlook in their art. These groups should be shown as an alternative to gangsta rap.

I always thought I could do a good job coaching, but the opportunities have not presented themselves.

The saying, "Those that don't learn from history are condemned to repeat it" doesn't just apply to politicians and world leaders, it applies to all of us on a daily basis.

This is what I would have done if I had to have a real job: I would have been a history teacher.

You can't win unless you learn how to lose.

As brilliant an individual that Michael Jordan was, he was not successful until he got with a good team unit.

Michael Jordan and Magic and myself, all learned how to play the game in college programs that emphasized the team.

OK, I'll put it like this: I doubt if we will see another All-American basketball athlete who is a Rhodes Scholar.

There's a ball. There's a hoop. You put the ball through the hoop. That's success.