Top 36 Hakeem Quotes
#1. The hardest guy I had to guard: Hakeem Olajuwon. No one can guard Hakeem. And then, Kevin McHale.
John Salley
#2. Hakeem couldn't kick your ass cause you were too close, kissing his!
Charles Barkley
#3. I'm still the baddest expletive in the world. Yeah, I'm getting older, but Kareem got older. Hakeem got older. I don't need Earthlings' respect. When it's all said and done, my name will be there and it will be mentioned ... unless you Earthlings try to erase it.
Shaquille O'Neal
#4. The Big Valbowski is a lot like a Hakeem Olajuwan, either he's taking the hook shot from the outside or driving down the lane on the inside, he always scores!
Val Venis
#5. I remember at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Shaq always wanted me to show him steps over and over.
Hakeem Olajuwon
#6. 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
#8. We are the in midst of a bipartisan moment as it relates to criminal justice reform and dealing with mass incarceration in America which disproportionately impacts the African-American community.
Hakeem Jeffries
#9. My job in Congress is to identify projects with federal or some other public component and then to push developers to provide employment opportunities to neighborhood residents.
Hakeem Jeffries
#11. During my time as a state legislator, I've pushed for significant investment in public school districts. In Congress, I would look forward to increasing federal public investment in education through initiatives like Race to the Top.
Hakeem Jeffries
#12. 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
#13. I would encourage the people out in Chicago and all of us to continue to press for, that type of prosecutorial accountability.
Hakeem Jeffries
#14. 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
#15. My background playing soccer gave me a natural advantage over many of the American-born players.
Hakeem Olajuwon
#16. I don't think Michael had to retire for us to get the spotlight, because when you win, it commands attention.
Hakeem Olajuwon
#17. My type of basketball is about how to create space, how to maneuver, how to get your shot off.
Hakeem Olajuwon
#18. I've now been in this country for thirteen years, since I was seventeen. So this is my second home.
Hakeem Olajuwon
#19. 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
#20. I'm shy, but sometimes my voice is so clear and strong. Your tongue moves, and the Arabic language is so beautiful.
Hakeem Olajuwon
#21. The most important thing in a person's life is his faith and how he translates his faith into practical deeds.
Hakeem Olajuwon
#22. Another bigger problem is the fact that these incidents of police violence continue to occur because far too often the officers on the force rally around the one who committed the act of violence and, in this particular instance, may have engaged in a cover-up that itself should be prosecuted.
Hakeem Jeffries
#23. I changed to fit in her heart BUT i realized that place is already taken
Qader Hakeem
#24. I love fashion as much as I love basketball! It is a great joy for me to express myself through designing my own collection.
Hakeem Olajuwon
#26. 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
#27. 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.
Hakeem Olajuwon
#28. Newark might be one of few the places where the politics is tougher than even Brooklyn.
Hakeem Jeffries
#30. 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
#31. The political process is rough and tumble by definition, and being grounded in faith in a Higher Power has proven helpful in navigating the difficult terrain.
Hakeem Jeffries
#32. God's Word released through our tongue will cause His power to manifest in our lives.
Hakeem Collins
#33. In Congress, I'll work hard to encourage investment in education, particularly with respect to technology and bridging the digital divide.
Hakeem Jeffries
#34. Basketball is in my blood. It is my obligation to try.
Hakeem Olajuwon
#35. 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
#36. The key to fashion is, you don't want to look like you're trying. You've gotta be natural.
Hakeem Olajuwon
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