Justice should be blind especially color-blind and able to fairly deal with the very real need for honest law enforcement.
Kareem Abdul-JabbarRead
The extra pass and the extra effort on defense always get the job done.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Success comes from hard work and going the extra mile.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's quote emphasizes the importance of putting in extra effort, particularly in teamwork and defense, to achieve success. It suggests that taking the initiative and going beyond the minimum requirements can lead to the desired outcomes in any endeavor, reinforcing the value of hard work and commitment in achieving goals.
Themes
EffortTeamworkDefenseSuccessHard Work
In practice
Example use cases
In a motivational speech to a sports team to inspire greater teamwork and commitment.
More from Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
All quotes →I've had enough success for two lifetimes, My success is talent put together with hard work and luck.
Kareem Abdul-JabbarRead
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-JabbarRead
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-JabbarRead
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-JabbarRead
Five guys on the court working together can achieve more than five talented individuals who come and go as individuals.
Kareem Abdul-JabbarRead
Similar quotes
Excellence is the accumulation of hundreds of minute decisions; it is execution at the most granular level. Once you accept the idea that you should give in to things that make no sense because other people do those things and you want to appear reasonable, you are on a path towards mediocrity.
Eva MoskowitzRead
Some people may have greatness thrust upon them. Very few have excellence thrust upon them. They achieve it. They do not achieve it unwittingly, by “doin' what comes naturally”; and they don't stumble into it in the course of amusing themselves. All excellence involves discipline and tenacity of purpose.
John W. GardnerRead
There's nothing glorious about being a professional. . . . Professionalism probably comes down to being able to work on a bad day.
Norman MailerRead
Fitting in is a short-term strategy that gets you nowhere. Standing out is a long-term strategy that takes guts and produces results.
Seth GodinRead
I had to get a job, and of course, the job was 'The Godfather.' That made me be something I didn't know I was going to be. I became a big-shot director.
Francis Ford CoppolaRead
There is no greater fame for a man than that which he wins with his footwork or the skill of his hands.
HomerRead