"I have to say I have an incredible musical education because of my father." ― Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Topic(s): Education More From Kareem Abdul-Jabbar "I have been coaching recently. I coached high school basketball in Arizona, and I hope that more opportunities become available." "Fundamental preparation is always effective. Work on those parts of your game that are fundamentally weak." "Sports and entertainment are the only places where inner-city kids see themselves being able to succeed. Their intellectual development is something they don’t relate to." More In Education "Education is not only a ladder of opportunity, but it is also an investment in our future."― Ed Markey "I like making pies. I have a bunch of fruit trees in my backyard. My loquat tree sprouted, and I like making loquat pie. They’re really hard to peel and everything, and it took me forever, but they make the best pies. They’re amazing."― Kristen Stewart "It was the full conviction of this, and of what could be done, if every man were placed in the office for which he was fitted by nature and a proper education, which first suggested to me the plan of Illumination."― Adam Weishaupt