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I rooted for the Dodgers when they were in Brooklyn.

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: April 16
Actor
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Basketball Coach
Basketball Player
Film Producer
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New York City
New York
Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor
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Lew Alcindor
Dodgers
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Elgin's game was an incredible performance, also. I don't think there's any comparison. Elgin did it without three-point lines. His game was attacking the hoop and hitting jumpers inside 20 feet. Kobe's range is unreal, and he does it his way.
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Cancer is a scary thing and you have to deal with it seriously.
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Few players have cast a spell across the game like Yao Ming, before or since.
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Even when there are adverse circumstances, I try to do my job. And I usually do.
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Yoga is somewhat hard to quantify in terms of benefits because you see them in all the injuries you don't get.
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[Coaching] is a difficult job which everyone who owns a TV thinks they can do better at.
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If not shown appreciation, it gets to you.
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The extra pass and the extra effort on defense always get the job done.
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You can't win unless you learn how to lose.
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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 Kwame will be an asset to the Lakers.
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OK, I'll put it like this: I doubt if we will see another All-American basketball athlete who is a Rhodes Scholar.
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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 have to say I have an incredible musical education because of my father.
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Culture and politics were inseparable [in the Sixties], which gave a soundtrack to political awareness and activism.
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More whites believe in ghosts than believe in racism.
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If they took the idea that they could escape poverty through education, I think it would make a more basic and long-lasting change in the way things happen. What we need are positive, realistic goals and the willingness to work. Hard work and practical goals.
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You got guys now declaring they're ready to play pro ball in their second or third year of high school. It's crazy! They're missing so much.
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