Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Quotes
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I want to do as little as possible when I finish playing ball - just spend a lot more time with my family.
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When we went up against teams that were better, I just hoped that we could steal the victories.
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I think race has been a burden for black Americans. Being Muslim has also been a challenge because so many people do not understand Islam.
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Music rhythms are mathematical patterns. When you hear a song and your body starts moving with it, your body is doing math. The kids in their parents' garage practicing to be a band may not realize it, but they're also practicing math.
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After practice, I would have to go back to the dorm and take a nap.
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A lot of young players don't really know much about the history of the game and a lot of them are missing out on what the game is all about, especially the whole concept of sportsmanship and teamwork.
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What I have is P.H. positive chronic myeloid leukemia, which is an aberration in your white blood cells.
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My choosing Islam was not a political statement; it was a spiritual statement.
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When I was 17, I worked in a mentoring program in Harlem designed to improve the community. That's when I first gained an appreciation of the Harlem Renaissance, a time when African-Americans rose to prominence in American culture. For the first time, they were taken seriously as artists, musicians, writers, athletes, and as political thinkers.
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I felt that a number of people might have questioned my loyalty, but I continue to be a patriotic American.
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I've never been a person to share my private life, but I can help save lives.
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Great players are willing to give up their own personal achievement for the achievement of the group. It enhances everybody.
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I need about three seats lengthwise to sleep on a plane. It's not easy for me to curl up.
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Your mind is what makes everything else work.
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Michael Jordan and Magic and myself all learned how to play the game in college programs that emphasized the team.
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I enjoy seeing new places.
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I just like seeing the world, and it doesn't matter where.
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I think the NBA will certainly survive without Michael Jordan.
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I am highly offended by the total lack of acknowledgement of my contribution to Laker success.
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I'm the baddest among the bad guys.
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In athletics there's always been a willingness to cheat if it looks like you're not cheating. I think that's just a quirk of human nature.
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I would suggest that teachers show their students concrete examples of the negative effects of the actions that gangsta rappers glorify.
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I'm still my parent's child, I'm still me, but I made a choice. I evolved into Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. I think it has to do with evolution.
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Cancer is a scary thing and you have to deal with it seriously.