| Ready for some great Kareem Abdul Jabbar quotes? | | | | 10. "The first time I shot the hook, I was in fourth |
| Since the basketball legend's birthday is right around | | | | grade, and I was about five feet eight inches tall. I |
| the corner, now is the perfect time for them. And | | | | put the ball up and felt totally at ease with the shot. |
| what better way to celebrate the birthday of this | | | | I was completely confident it would go in and I've |
| basketball great than with some words of wisdom | | | | been shooting it ever since." |
| about the sport he loves? | | | | 11. "I can do something else besides stuff a ball |
| 1. "A team will always appreciate a great individual if | | | | through a hoop. My biggest resource is my mind." |
| he's willing to sacrifice for the group." | | | | 12. "I'm not comfortable being preachy, but more |
| 2. "Five guys on the court working together can | | | | people need to start spending as much time in the |
| achieve more than five talented individuals who come | | | | library as they do on the basketball court." |
| and go as individuals." | | | | 13. "Fundamental preparation is always effective. |
| 3. "Great players are willing to give up their own | | | | Work on those parts of your game that are |
| personal achievement for the achievement of the | | | | fundamentally weak." |
| group. It enhances everybody." | | | | 14. "I didn't really seek attention. I just wanted to |
| 4. "I think someone should explain to the child that it's | | | | play the game well and go home." |
| OK to make mistakes. That's how we learn. When | | | | 15. "I tell kids to pursue their basketball dreams, but I |
| we compete, we make mistakes." | | | | tell them to not let that be their only dream." |
| 5. "It's hard for young players to see the big picture. | | | | And there you have it -- fifteen Kareem Abdul |
| They just see three or four years down the road." | | | | Jabbar quotes that prove the man is more than just |
| 6. "You have to be able to center yourself, to let all | | | | a great basketball player. He's also an intelligent |
| of your emotions go... Don't ever forget that you | | | | individual who makes a great role model for all of the |
| play with your soul as well as your body." | | | | young would-be basketball players of the world. Let |
| 7. "One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, | | | | us use these Kareem Abdul Jabbar quotes to |
| but one man cannot make a team." | | | | celebrate the birthday of one of the few good role |
| 8. "I've had enough success for two lifetimes, my | | | | models left in today's society. |
| success is talent put together with hard work and | | | | For more sports quotes, check out the popular |
| luck." | | | | sports quotes section at |
| 9. "I try to do the right thing at the right time. They | | | | Famous-Quotes-And-Quotations.com, a website that |
| may just be little things, but usually they make the | | | | specializes in 'Top 10' lists of quotations in dozens of |
| difference between winning and losing." | | | | categories. |