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My biggest resource is my mind.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: April 16
Actor
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Basketball Coach
Basketball Player
Film Producer
Screenwriter
Television Actor
New York City
New York
Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor
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Lew Alcindor
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Mind

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Justice should be blind especially color-blind and able to fairly deal with the very real need for honest law enforcement.
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I always thought I could do a good job coaching, but the opportunities have not presented themselves.
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I think Kwame will be an asset to the Lakers.
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LeBron James can get a shot off under any and all circumstances and he makes them.
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In a typical history book, black Americans are mentioned in the context of slavery or civil rights. There's so much more to the story.
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I felt that a number of people might have questioned my loyalty, but I continue to be a patriotic American.
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The Sixties was a perfect storm of disaffection with political leaders trying to pass off the same old platitudes to maintain the status quo and an unexpected courageousness in the masses of youth. Nothing on this scale had ever happened before in U.S. history and it hasn't happened since.
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Alexander Hamilton realized that warfare was part and parcel of human nature, and it's something we had to prepare for.
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There are a lot of authors in the world, so it's difficult to find a unique niche to present your take on things. That is always a challenge for any author.
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Islam is about finding your own space.
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There are rap groups that have a positive outlook in their art. These groups should be shown as an alternative to gangsta rap.
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I don't get a big charge out of being the leading scorer. The object of competing is winning. I just try to do what has to be done for us to win. That might be anything at the time - defense, rebounding, passing. I get great satisfaction out of being a team player.
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I saw Islam as the correct way to live, and I chose to try to live that way.
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You're never really cancer-free and I should have known that.
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The type of leukemia that I am dealing with is treatable. So if I do what my doctors tell me to do - get my blood checked regularly, take my meds and consult with my doctor and follow any additional instructions he might make - I will be able to maintain my good health and live my life with a minimum of disruptions to my lifestyle.
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As a parent, I have a job as a role model to my children, and by extension, to other young people.
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