Music rhythms are mathematical patterns. When you hear a song and your body starts moving with it, your body is doing math. The kids in their parents' garage practicing to be a band may not realize it, but they're also practicing math. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on music
Music is really something that makes people whole. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on music
In athletics there's always been a willingness to cheat if it looks like you're not cheating. I think that's just a quirk of human nature. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on nature
When I was a kid, no one would believe anything positive that you could say about black people. That's a terrible burden. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on positive
What I have is P.H. positive chronic myeloid leukemia, which is an aberration in your white blood cells. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on positive
Sports and entertainment are the only places where inner-city kids see themselves being able to succeed. Their intellectual development is something they don't relate to. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on sports
I am highly offended by the total lack of acknowledgement of my contribution to Laker success. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on success
If not for the success that medicine has made, I might be part of a much different story right now. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on success
I would suggest that teachers show their students concrete examples of the negative effects of the actions that gangsta rappers glorify. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on teacher
This is what I would have done if I had to have a real job: I would have been a history teacher. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on teacher
I'm not comfortable being preachy, but more people need to start spending as much time in the library as they do on the basketball court. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on time
I 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 on time