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" I think I really benefited from going to college. "

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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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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" 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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" 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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