Kareem Abdul Jabbar Team Quotes & Sayings

One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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

One man cannot make a team. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Michael Jordan and Magic and myself all learned how to play the game in college programs that emphasized the team. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

A team will always appreciate a great individual if he's willing to sacrifice for the group. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I told players at UCLA that we, as a team, are like a powerful car. Maybe a Bill Walton or Kareem Abdul-Jabbar or Michael Jordan is the big engine, but if one wheel is flat, we're going no place. And if we have brand new tires but the lug nuts are missing, the wheels come off. What good is the powerful engine now? It's no good at all. — John Wooden

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. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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