Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

BASKETBALL PLAYER

Center who first perfected his skyhook shot at UCLA, then became the NBA's all-time leading scorer with 38,387 career points as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks. He was a 6-time NBA Champion, 6-time NBA MVP and 19-time All-Star. 
  • When was
    Kareem Abdul-Jabbar born?

    Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was born on Wednesday, April 16, 1947

  • Where was
    Kareem Abdul-Jabbar born?

    Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was born in New York City, NY

  • How old is
    Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?

    Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is 77


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Best Quotes

  • One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team.
  • I can do something else besides stuff a ball through a hoop. My biggest resource is my mind.
  • Your mind is what makes everything else work.
  • You have to be able to center yourself, to let all of your emotions go... Don't ever forget that you play with your soul as well as your body.
  • The game has basically not changed since I ended my career.
  • My most memorable moment came in 1985 as we beat the Boston Celtics.
  • It's been a long time and a whole lot has happened, and it's really a pleasure and a great opportunity for me to be back with the Lakers and be given this opportunity to help them get back on the winning track,
  • I would suggest that teachers show their students concrete examples of the negative effects of the actions that gangsta rappers glorify.
  • 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 had a moment like that with Wilt (Chamberlain). He knocked me out of bounds, I came back and faked him, came across the middle and dunked on him.
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