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In many ways, my job in socce...

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 28 quotes

Being from Africa is the best ...

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 28 quotes

I always keep a ball in the ca...

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

Hakeem Olajuwon 28 quotes

I've now been in this country ...

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

Hakeem Olajuwon 28 quotes

I was successful materially, b...

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 28 quotes

When you get to that level, it...

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 28 quotes

All these boundaries - Africa,...

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 28 quotes

Being from Africa is the best ...

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 28 quotes

Allah says in the Qur'an not t...

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 28 quotes

I've now been in this country ...

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

Hakeem Olajuwon 28 quotes

I remember at the 1996 Olympic...

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

Hakeem Olajuwon 28 quotes

It's not up to anyone else to ...

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

Hakeem Olajuwon 28 quotes

Basketball is in my blood. It ...

Basketball is in my blood. It is my obligation to try.

Hakeem Olajuwon 28 quotes

I don't think Michael had to r...

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

Hakeem Olajuwon 28 quotes

My life is very simple. I like...

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 28 quotes

When I look at the system here...

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 28 quotes

I always keep a ball in the ca...

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

Hakeem Olajuwon 28 quotes

In many ways, my job in soccer...

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 28 quotes

I'm shy, but sometimes my voic...

I'm shy, but sometimes my voice is so clear and strong,

Hakeem Olajuwon 28 quotes

My background playing soccer g...

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

Hakeem Olajuwon 28 quotes

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