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Lakers were able to maintain a certain level of talent and success and so were the Celtics. So after awhile it became part of people's sports lore...
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: April 16
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Ignorance is not something that lends itself to a meaningful discussion.
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I am highly offended by the total lack of acknowledgement of my contribution to Laker success.
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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'm still my parent's child, I'm still me, but I made a choice. I evolved into Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. I think it has to do with evolution.
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More whites believe in ghosts than believe in racism.
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One man cannot make a team.
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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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I'm not comfortable being preachy, but more people need to start spending as much time in the library as they do on the basketball court.
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