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" I'm still my parent's child, I'm still me, but I made a choice. I evolved into Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. I think it has to do with evolution. "
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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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" I think black Americans expect too much from individual black Americans in terms of changing the status quo. "
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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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" High school dropouts are forfeiting their opportunity to pursue the American Dream. "
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" I rooted for the Dodgers when they were in Brooklyn. "
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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 a lot of people, if they get the opportunity to do some acting, they think, 'I might be a star.' "
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" LeBron James can get a shot off under any and all circumstances and he makes them. "
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" Black people don't have an accurate idea of their history, which has been either suppressed or distorted. "
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" Music is really something that makes people whole. "
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" One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team. "
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" I expect more people from China and Asia to end up in the NBA. "
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" When I was a kid, no one would believe anything positive that you could say about black people. That's a terrible burden. "
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" My most memorable moment came in 1985 as we beat the Boston Celtics. "
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" You got guys now declaring they're ready to play pro ball in their second or third year of high school. It's crazy! They're missing so much. "
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" I have been coaching recently. I coached high school basketball in Arizona, and I hope that more opportunities become available. "
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" I did a book in 1996, an overview of black history. In that process I became more aware of a lot of the black inventors of the 19th century. "
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" I would suggest that teachers show their students concrete examples of the negative effects of the actions that gangsta rappers glorify. "
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" After practice, I would have to go back to the dorm and take a nap. "
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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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" Well, I'm a professional. "
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