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I think Kwame will be an asset to the Lakers.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: April 16
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Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor
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Lew Alcindor
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There's a ball. There's a hoop. You put the ball through the hoop. That's success.
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You can't win unless you learn how to lose.
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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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The '80s made up for all the abuse I took during the '70s. I outlived all my critics. By the time I retired, everybody saw me as a venerable institution. Things do change.
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