227 Quotes by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I didn't really seek attention. I just wanted to play the game well and go home.

I try to do the right thing at the...

I think race has been a burden for black Americans. Being Muslim has also been a challenge because so many people do not understand Islam.

I don't really care who's doing drugs in the NBA as long as the scene isn't adversely affecting my team and teammates. I've known enough drug users-going as far back as grade school and the streets of New York-not to view them as pariahs or lost souls. I've certainly smoked more than my quota of weed.

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.

Justice should be blind especially color-blind and able to fairly deal with the very real need for honest law enforcement.

The transition was difficult. It's hard to stop something that you've enjoyed and that has been very rewarding.

All the courage and competitiveness of Jackie Robinson affects me to this day. If I patterned my life after anyone it was him, not because he was the first black baseball player in the majors but because he was a hero.

As a parent, I have a job as a role model to my children, and by extension, to other young people.