#ch

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

#basketball court #being #comfortable #court #i

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

#athletics #been #cheat #cheating #human

Five guys on the court working together can achieve more than five talented individuals who come and go as individuals. ↗

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#come #come and go #court #five #go

I saw Islam as the correct way to live, and I chose to try to live that way. ↗

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#correct #i #islam #live #saw

Quality is decided by the depth at which the work incorporates the alternatives within itself, and so masters them. ↗

— Theodor Adorno

#decided #depth #itself #masters #quality

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

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#available #basketball #become #been #coached

I think the NBA will certainly survive without Michael Jordan. ↗

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#i #i think #jordan #michael #michael jordan

If not for the success that medicine has made, I might be part of a much different story right now. ↗

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#i #made #medicine #might #much

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. ↗

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#black americans #book #civil #civil rights #context

There are a lot of authors in the world, so it's difficult to find a unique niche to present your take on things. That is always a challenge for any author. ↗

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#any #author #authors #challenge #difficult