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I was a baseball fan myself, I wanted to play baseball.
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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Today's youth are told to get rich or die trying and they really shouldn't take that attitude forward with them.
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Cancer is a scary thing and you have to deal with it seriously.
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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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