Skip to content

Quotes from Giant Steps — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

born 1947 United States

← All quotes by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

1 quote

It was my first time away from home, my first experience in an all-black situation, and I found myself being punished for everything I'd ever been taught was right. I got all A's and was hated for it; I spoke correctly and was called a punk. I had to learn a new language simply to deal with the threats. I had good manners, and was a good little boy and paid for it with my hide.

Giant Steps (1983)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.