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I feel like in America, we don't have a kid problem. You think about all these issues that these kids are dealing with, we have an adult problem. We have adults that do not place the priority on our kids to get a valuable education.

Alonzo Mourning

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Alonzo Mourning
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: February 8
Basketball Player
Chesapeake
Virginia
Alonzo Harding Mourning
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If we all make a concerted effort and try to improve the life of someone else, then this world would be a better place to live in.
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I listen to myself. I listen to my body, my mind, I follow my heart.
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I have an incredible amount of basketball knowledge, and I think a lot of that is derived from having a Hall of Fame college basketball coach who was very knowledgeable of the game and I had a great high school coach who was also very knowledgeable.
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