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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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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: April 16
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