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" I rooted for the Dodgers when they were in Brooklyn. "
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Rooted
Brooklyn
Were
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" I want people to understand that I intend to continue living and doing all the things that I love to do up until the end. And the end is by no means rushing up on me. "
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" OK, I'll put it like this: I doubt if we will see another All-American basketball athlete who is a Rhodes Scholar. "
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" A lot of players think the game is all about individual performances when it's really all about a team game. "
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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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Youth
Today
" When we went up against teams that were better, I just hoped that we could steal the victories. "
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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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" I'm not going to disappear. "
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Going
" What I have is P.H. positive chronic myeloid leukemia, which is an aberration in your white blood cells. "
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Positive
White
" I have to say I have an incredible musical education because of my father. "
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Say
Incredible
" I think the NBA will certainly survive without Michael Jordan. "
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Without
Will
Think
" I always thought I could do a good job coaching, but the opportunities have not presented themselves. "
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Good
Could
Thought
" My biggest accomplishment has been making a transition from athlete to author. "
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Transition
Athlete
" It's hard for young players to see the big picture. They just see three or four years down the road. "
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Down
Picture
" High school dropouts are forfeiting their opportunity to pursue the American Dream. "
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School
American Dream
Opportunity
" I've always tried to stay out of the fray and not be an object of controversy. "
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Tried
Object
" Music is really something that makes people whole. "
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Something
Really
People
" Cancer is a scary thing and you have to deal with it seriously. "
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Seriously
Scary
Deal
" The extra pass and the extra effort on defense always get the job done. "
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Job
Always
Defense
" I have always thought that writers come with any variety of attributes. Some are capable and some aren't. "
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Capable
Always
Come
" Yoga is just good for you. "
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Just
You
Yoga
" I think that the good and the great are only separated by the willingness to sacrifice. "
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Sacrifice
Only
Think
" I didn't really seek attention. I just wanted to play the game well and go home. "
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Game
Well
Play
" I've never been a person to share my private life, but I can help save lives. "
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Help
Never
I Can
" I think I did very well against everyone who tried to defend me. "
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Think
Against
Defend
" One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team. "
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Ingredient
Team
Make
" Islam is about finding your own space. "
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Space
About
Finding
" The game has basically not changed since I ended my career. "
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Game
Changed
" The transition was difficult. It's hard to stop something that you've enjoyed and that has been very rewarding. "
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Difficult
Hard
Transition
" 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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