“ What I have is P.H. positive chronic myeloid leukemia, which is an aberration in your white blood cells. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
“ Jackie Robinson, as an athlete and as someone who was trying to make a stand for equality, he was exemplary. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
“ I am highly offended by the total lack of acknowledgement of my contribution to Laker success. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
“ My grandfather and my uncle both died from colorectal cancer, my dad almost died from it and I have the gene for it. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
“ 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
“ I was getting hot flashes and sweats on a regular basis. That's not normal, even for my age. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
“ I would suggest that teachers show their students concrete examples of the negative effects of the actions that gangsta rappers glorify. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
“ 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
“ I tell kids to pursue their basketball dreams, but I tell them to not let that be their only dream. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
“ If there is moral insanity," he said in a conspiratorial whisper, "then there may be the reverse, immoral sanity, if you will, that comes upon one suddenly, like a fever. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
“ 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
“ A lot of young players don't really know much about the history of the game and a lot of them are missing out on what the game is all about, especially the whole concept of sportsmanship and teamwork. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
“ Today's youth are told to get rich or die trying and they really shouldn't take that attitude forward with them. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
“ 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
“ 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
“ Black people don't have an accurate idea of their history, which has been either suppressed or distorted. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
