Olajuwon Hakeem Quotes & Sayings

The difference must be distinguished between worship and respect. Islam orders you to obey and respect, as long as you are not worshiping anything other than God ... Islam is a religion of peace. You don't attack. You explain. — Hakeem Olajuwon

Basketball is in my blood. It is my obligation to try. — Hakeem Olajuwon

I was successful materially, but I know life is much more than worldly success. I saw all these blessings God had given me. The way to give thanks is obedience to God. — Hakeem Olajuwon

It is, indeed, difficult to conceive how men who have entirely given up the habit of self-government should succeed in making a proper choice of those by whom they are to be governed; and no one will ever believe that a liberal, wise, and energetic government can spring from the suffrages of a subservient people. — Alexis De Tocqueville

It's not up to anyone else to make me give my best. — Hakeem Olajuwon

Jesus Christ is the Savior of the world because He is the only One who can bridge the gap between Heaven and earth. The Bible says, "By one Man's obedience many will be made righteous" (Romans 5:19 NKJV). — Billy Graham

When I look at the system here and look at my position - not just as a basketball player, but when I look around me at the values of the people and the culture and compare them with the values of where I came from - I feel so blessed to be from Africa. — Hakeem Olajuwon

Diogo and the other OPA irregulars had breached a high-value research station, faced down one of the most powerful and evil corporations in a history of power and evil. And now they were making music from the screams of the dying. — James S.A. Corey

The hardest guy I had to guard: Hakeem Olajuwon. No one can guard Hakeem. And then, Kevin McHale. — John Salley

Being from Africa is the best thing that could have ever, ever happened to me. I cannot see it any other way. All of my fundamental principles that were instilled in me in my home, from my childhood, are still with me. — Hakeem Olajuwon

God comes first. Paradise is not cheap. — Hakeem Olajuwon

My type of basketball is about how to create space, how to maneuver, how to get your shot off. — Hakeem Olajuwon

I'm the kind of person who always wants more. — Hakeem Olajuwon

When you get to that level, it's not a matter of talent anymore - because all the players are so talented - it's about preparation, about playing smart and making good decisions. — Hakeem Olajuwon

I've now been in this country for thirteen years, since I was seventeen. So this is my second home. — Hakeem Olajuwon

He was like a damaged bird. And they always die, she thought. — Sadie Jones

My background playing soccer gave me a natural advantage over many of the American-born players. — Hakeem Olajuwon

Love in any relationship, family or an intimate friendship, is only about putting the other person's needs ahead of your own, and that, my friend, is just as simple and as complex as you make it. — Twinkle Khanna

I always keep a ball in the car. You never know. — Hakeem Olajuwon

After all, didn't I blow a magnificent career? — Dick York

If you drive to the end of Little Harbor Road, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, it will take you to the ocean, but you won't find the sandy lane to Camp Wyndham. I made the place up. Many other features of the area, however, are much as I presented them: South Street Cemetery, South Mill Pond, the Piscataqua Bridge. Here and there I have changed features to suit the needs of the story. — Joe Hill

My life is very simple. I like simplicity and for my time to be my own, so that I have the freedom to devote the majority of it to Islam. — Hakeem Olajuwon

The key to fashion is, you don't want to look like you're trying. You've gotta be natural. — Hakeem Olajuwon

Weaknesses - the tendency to get lost in analysis. — Chip Heath

Allah says in the Qur'an not to despise one another. So the criterion in Islam is not color or social status. It's who is most righteous. If I go to a mosque - and I'm a basketball player with money and prestige - if I go to a mosque and see an imam, I feel inferior. He's better than me. It's about knowledge. — Hakeem Olajuwon

I'm shy, but sometimes my voice is so clear and strong. Your tongue moves, and the Arabic language is so beautiful. — Hakeem Olajuwon

Change has no constituency. — Niccolo Machiavelli

The most important thing in a person's life is his faith and how he translates his faith into practical deeds. — Hakeem Olajuwon

Magoo's appeal lies in our hostility toward an older generation. But he's not only nearsighted physically. His mind is selective of what it sees, too. That is where the humor, the satire lies, in the difference between what he thinks he sees and reality as we see it. — Jim Backus

Annabelle gave him a chiding smile. "If you're implying that I'm spoiled, I assure you that I am not."
"You should be." His warm gaze slid over her pink-tinted face and slender upper body, then sought hers again. There was a note in his voice that gently robbed her of breath. "You could do with a bit of spoiling. — Lisa Kleypas

In many ways, my job in soccer was like my job in basketball now. I had to protect the goal. That was the name of the game, not letting the other team score. — Hakeem Olajuwon

I love fashion as much as I love basketball! It is a great joy for me to express myself through designing my own collection. — Hakeem Olajuwon

All these boundaries - Africa, Asia, Malaysia, America - are set by men. But you don't have to look at boundaries when you are looking at a man - at the character of a man. The question is: What do you stand for? Are you a follower, or are you a leader? — Hakeem Olajuwon

It's because I chatter that I do nothing. Or perhaps it is that I chatter because I do nothing. — Fyodor Dostoyevsky

When people start comparing him with (Michael) Jordan then that's not a fair comparison. Jordan was a far more superior player in a very tough league, he was very creative. That's not taking away anything from LeBron because he is a great player, but it is not a fair comparison because Jordan is a far superior player. — Hakeem Olajuwon

I don't think Michael had to retire for us to get the spotlight, because when you win, it commands attention. — Hakeem Olajuwon

Intelligence is a moral category. — Theodor Adorno

I remember at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Shaq always wanted me to show him steps over and over. — Hakeem Olajuwon