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" I have to say I have an incredible musical education because of my father. "
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Education
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" Islam is about finding your own space. "
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" The game has basically not changed since I ended my career. "
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" Music rhythms are mathematical patterns. When you hear a song and your body starts moving with it, your body is doing math. The kids in their parents' garage practicing to be a band may not realize it, but they're also practicing math. "
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" Michael Jordan and Magic and myself all learned how to play the game in college programs that emphasized the team. "
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" I think the NBA players have to be held accountable in a reasonable way, just like any other professionals. "
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" I enjoy seeing new places. "
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" The 3-point shot has created a situation in the game akin to 'Lotto' fever. "
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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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" The transition was difficult. It's hard to stop something that you've enjoyed and that has been very rewarding. "
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" I feel that there has been progress made since I was a boy on matters of race, but we have a long way to go. "
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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 think someone should explain to the child that it's OK to make mistakes. That's how we learn. When we compete, we make mistakes. "
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" I've always tried to stay out of the fray and not be an object of controversy. "
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" My mother had to send me to the movies with my birth certificate, so that I wouldn't have to pay the extra fifty cents that the adults had to pay. "
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" I think that the good and the great are only separated by the willingness to sacrifice. "
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" I totally alienated some reporters as I retreated. "
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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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" My most memorable moment came in 1985 as we beat the Boston Celtics. "
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" When I was 17, I worked in a mentoring program in Harlem designed to improve the community. That's when I first gained an appreciation of the Harlem Renaissance, a time when African-Americans rose to prominence in American culture. For the first time, they were taken seriously as artists, musicians, writers, athletes, and as political thinkers. "
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" I have always thought that writers come with any variety of attributes. Some are capable and some aren't. "
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" I'm the baddest among the bad guys. "
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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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" 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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" 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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" Five guys on the court working together can achieve more than five talented individuals who come and go as individuals. "
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