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Hakeem Olajuwon Quotes

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

Hakeem Olajuwon

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: athlete
Nationality: nigerian
Birth: January 21, 1963

Topics

Space Basketball Create Get Off How

When people are around us, they should leave better off than they were previously. Rather than feeling discouraged or defeated, people should feel challenged and inspired after spending any time with you and me.

Time People Me Better Feel You

Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others.

Robert Louis Stevenson

Courage Yourself Others Share Keep

I consider myself pretty lazy, but I look back and check out the stuff I've done, and I say, 'God, that's a lot of stuff for a lazy guy.' It's a paradox, I suppose, being both things.

God Myself Look Back Done Lazy

I think the most liberating thing I did early on was to free myself from any concern with my looks as they pertained to my work.

Work Myself Free Think Early Looks

One of the things I'm adamant about as a bandleader is not micromanaging. I'm an advocate for the concept of allowing everyone to be fully vested in what they're doing, so everyone contributes whatever they're inspired to contribute.

Doing Everyone Whatever Advocate

Me making music happened not even from a desire to make records.

Music Me Desire Records Happened

I'll make a song with Rick Rubin, a song with Beyonce, a song with Lenny Kravitz. I just believe in making good music. I'm not trying to section myself off into just making hard-core rap music.

Good Music Myself Song Believe Rap

When I went off to college in 1997, I didn't go back and watch 'Conan.' I was out partying and dating women.

Women Dating College Back Go Out

The Shield was my idea.

In the B-52s, we employ a lot of people. It's a machine that keeps it all going, which is wonderful.

People Wonderful Going Machine Which

One of the reasons I never went into pro football was because I wanted my kids to grow up around an academic environment. And that's exactly what we did.

Football Grow Environment Never Up

I am not the sort of person to carry beautiful flowers and be an ornament to everyone.

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela

Beautiful I Am Flowers Person Carry

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