Quotes by Hakeem Olajuwon

Hakeem Olajuwon

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?

Basketball

Motivational

Positive

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.

Basketball

Color

Player

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

Basketball

Blood

Inspirational

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.

Basketball

Childhood

Home

God comes first. Paradise is not cheap.

Firsts

Paradise

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

Balls

Car

Sports

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

Basketball

Thinking

Winning

I love fashion as much as I love basketball! It is a great joy for me to express myself through designing my own collection.

Basketball

Design

Fashion

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

Atlanta

Olympics

Steps

I was doing just my duty, but that was impacting a lot of people and making them proud. So, I feel so grateful to Allah for giving me that opportunity while I had that chance to make that impact. And thankfully it impacted all the people – more than I realized.

Grateful

Opportunity

People

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Ambition

Atlanta

Balls

Basketball

Blessed

Blessing

Blood

Car

Childhood

Children

Color

Country

Design

Differences

Fashion

Firsts

Giving

Grateful

Home

Important

Inspirational

Interesting

Jobs

Keys

Kind

Leadership

League

Long

Motivational

Olympics

Opportunity

Order

Paradise

People

Persons

Player

Positive

Proud

Realizing

Shy

Simple

Simplicity

Smart

Soccer

Space

Sports

Steps

Strong

Successful

Team

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Quotes by Hakeem Olajuwon

Hakeem Olajuwon

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?

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

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.

God comes first. Paradise is not cheap.

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

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

I love fashion as much as I love basketball! It is a great joy for me to express myself through designing my own collection.

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

I was doing just my duty, but that was impacting a lot of people and making them proud. So, I feel so grateful to Allah for giving me that opportunity while I had that chance to make that impact. And thankfully it impacted all the people – more than I realized.

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