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I've never been a person to share my private life, but I can help save lives.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: April 16
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I think black Americans expect too much from individual black Americans in terms of changing the status quo.
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Common decency demands that [NCAA athletes] should be paid, but the only way it will happen is the same way workers got paid throughout American history, through a strong union.
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There are a lot of authors in the world, so it's difficult to find a unique niche to present your take on things. That is always a challenge for any author.
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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 think the NBA players have to be held accountable in a reasonable way, just like any other professionals.
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As a parent, I have a job as a role model to my children, and by extension, to other young people.
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I saw Islam as the correct way to live, and I chose to try to live that way.
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I was especially impressed with Pauley Pavilion [at UCLA campus ]. The floors hadn't been laid down yet, when they gave me the tour, each new room got my heart thumping. They even had a surgical operating room in case an athlete was severely injured.
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Justice should be blind especially color-blind and able to fairly deal with the very real need for honest law enforcement.
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I've kept in touch with many of my former teammates: Bob Marcucci was our team manager and we bonded over our passion for baseball.
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Good thoughts are no better than good dreams, unless they are executed.
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When I was at UCLA, the Harlem Globetrotters offered me a million dollars to come play for them. I turned it down because my education was just as important as playing ball.
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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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You're never really cancer-free and I should have known that.
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The first time I shot the hook, I was in fourth grade, and I was about five feet eight inches tall. I put the ball up and felt totally at ease with the shot. I was completely confident it would go in. I've been shooting it ever since.
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I have been coaching recently. I coached high school basketball in Arizona, and I hope that more opportunities become available.
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Center is a very tough position to play.
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I got all A's and was hated for it I spoke correctly and was called a punk.
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