Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Team Quotations

Michael Jordan and Magic and myself all learned how to play the game in college programs that emphasized the team.

A team will always appreciate a great individual if he's willing to sacrifice for the group.

A lot of players think the game is all about individual performances when it's really all about a team game.

As brilliant an individual that Michael Jordan was, he was not successful until he got with a good team unit.

When we went up against teams that were better, I just hoped that we could steal the victories.

I don't get a big charge out of being the leading scorer. The object of competing is winning. I just try to do what has to be done for us to win. That might be anything at the time - defense, rebounding, passing. I get great satisfaction out of being a team player.

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.