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Sports and entertainment are the only places where inner-city kids see themselves being able to succeed. Their intellectual development is something they don't relate to.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: April 16
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I didn't really seek attention. I just wanted to play the game well and go home.
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I want to do as little as possible when I finish playing ball - just spend a lot more time with my family.
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I don't really care who's doing drugs in the NBA as long as the scene isn't adversely affecting my team and teammates. I've known enough drug users-going as far back as grade school and the streets of New York-not to view them as pariahs or lost souls. I've certainly smoked more than my quota of weed.
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My grandfather and my uncle both died from colorectal cancer, my dad almost died from it and I have the gene for it.
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People still cheat on their wives, that hasn't fallen out of fashion. We all speak of it badly, but it has not fallen out of fashion.
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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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A lot of young players don't really know much about the history of the game and a lot of them are missing out on what the game is all about, especially the whole concept of sportsmanship and teamwork.
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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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I hope to be involved in a successful movie script.
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