Quotes About Kareem

The person most qualified to tell the tale of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the man himself, as gifted an intellect as he is an athlete.

I was hoping to workout with Kareem on a daily basis. After that first workout, I never got a chance.

Reporters used to ask me the same inane questions year-in and year-out, city-to-city, and it would drive me crazy.

I would love to be trained by Kareem. That's a GOAT.

I did a book in 1996, an overview of black history. In that process I became more aware of a lot of the black inventors of the 19th century.

I'm sending you to Los Angeles, California. They haven't had a superhero there since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar retired." "What about Shaquille O'Neal?" Melvin asked. "He's not a superhero. He's just very tall.

That's how pathetic the NBA television contract was at the time. West vs. Robertson and Wilt vs. Kareem…and no TV of any kind.