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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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" 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. "

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Community

Appreciation

Culture

" 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. "

" I want to do as little as possible when I finish playing ball - just spend a lot more time with my family. "

" Great players are willing to give up their own personal achievement for the achievement of the group. It enhances everybody. "

" This is what I would have done if I had to have a real job: I would have been a history teacher. "

" I listen to jazz mainly. Mainstream jazz. "

" My health is fine. "

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Fine

Health

" 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. "

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Time

" I think I did very well against everyone who tried to defend me. "

" One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team. "

" I felt that a number of people might have questioned my loyalty, but I continue to be a patriotic American. "

" As brilliant an individual that Michael Jordan was, he was not successful until he got with a good team unit. "

" I've never been a person to share my private life, but I can help save lives. "

" Michael Jordan and Magic and myself all learned how to play the game in college programs that emphasized the team. "

" I'm the baddest among the bad guys. "

" Reporters used to ask me the same inane questions year-in and year-out, city-to-city, and it would drive me crazy. "

" LeBron James can get a shot off under any and all circumstances and he makes them. "

" I feel like I've always been a full-time historian, but nobody knows it. "

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Feel

I Feel Like

" You have to be able to center yourself, to let all of your emotions go... Don't ever forget that you play with your soul as well as your body. "

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Emotions

Soul

" A lot of players think the game is all about individual performances when it's really all about a team game. "

" 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. "

" The extra pass and the extra effort on defense always get the job done. "

" I think race has been a burden for black Americans. Being Muslim has also been a challenge because so many people do not understand Islam. "

" When the doctor told me I had cancer, I was scared. "

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Scared

Had

" I have always thought that writers come with any variety of attributes. Some are capable and some aren't. "

" The transition was difficult. It's hard to stop something that you've enjoyed and that has been very rewarding. "

" I think the NBA will certainly survive without Michael Jordan. "

" In athletics there's always been a willingness to cheat if it looks like you're not cheating. I think that's just a quirk of human nature. "

" When we went up against teams that were better, I just hoped that we could steal the victories. "

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Steal

Victories

" I just like seeing the world, and it doesn't matter where. "

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Where

Just