Top 104 Quotes by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Yoga is just good for you.

I feel that there has been progress made since I was a boy on matters of race, but we have a long way to go.

My choosing Islam was not a political statement; it was a spiritual statement.

I want people to understand that I intend to continue living and doing all the things that I love to do up until the end. And the end is by no means rushing up on me.

My most memorable moment came in 1985 as we beat the Boston Celtics.

My grandfather and my uncle both died from colorectal cancer, my dad almost died from it and I have the gene for it.

I have been coaching recently. I coached high school basketball in Arizona, and I hope that more opportunities become available.

Today's youth are told to get rich or die trying and they really shouldn't take that attitude forward with them.

In a typical history book, black Americans are mentioned in the context of slavery or civil rights. There's so much more to the story.

I think the NBA players have to be held accountable in a reasonable way, just like any other professionals.