“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.” ~Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Photo: Los Angeles Public Library, Herald-Examiner Collection, November 12, 1988 (taken during the Lakers captain’s final season after 20 years in the NBA)



Kareem shoots sky hook with right hand, slaps Larry Bird in face with left hand












