Hakeem Olajuwon quotes
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“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.”
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“Basketball is in my blood. It is my obligation to try.”
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“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.”
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“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 OlajuwonSource : "Slam dunk - interview with basketball player Hakeem Olajuwon". Interview with Spike Lee, February 1994.
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“I always keep a ball in the car. You never know.”
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“It's not up to anyone else to make me give my best.”
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“God comes first. Paradise is not cheap.”
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“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.”
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“The most important thing in a person's life is his faith and how he translates his faith into practical deeds.”
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“I'm the kind of person who always wants more.”
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“My type of basketball is about how to create space, how to maneuver, how to get your shot off.”
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“I love fashion as much as I love basketball! It is a great joy for me to express myself through designing my own collection.”
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“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.”
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“The key to fashion is, you don't want to look like you're trying. You've gotta be natural.”
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“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.”
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“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.”
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“My background playing soccer gave me a natural advantage over many of the American-born players.”
-- Hakeem OlajuwonSource : "Is African Soccer the NBA’s New Breeding Ground?" by Ange Kagame, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 4, 2015.
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“I’m shy, but sometimes my voice is so clear and strong,”
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“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.”
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“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 OlajuwonSource : "Slam dunk - interview with basketball player Hakeem Olajuwon". Interview with Spike Lee, February 1994.
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“I don't think Michael had to retire for us to get the spotlight, because when you win, it commands attention.”
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“I remember at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Shaq always wanted me to show him steps over and over.”
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“I've now been in this country for thirteen years, since I was seventeen. So this is my second home.”
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“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?”
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