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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. "
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Doubt
Will
See
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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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" 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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You
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" I think I did very well against everyone who tried to defend me. "
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Against
Defend
" Black people don't have an accurate idea of their history, which has been either suppressed or distorted. "
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
People
History
Black
" You can't win unless you learn how to lose. "
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Sports
Win
Learn
" My biggest accomplishment has been making a transition from athlete to author. "
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Accomplishment
Transition
Athlete
" If not shown appreciation, it gets to you. "
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Shown
Gets
Appreciation
" I saw Islam as the correct way to live, and I chose to try to live that way. "
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Saw
Correct
Live
" I have to say I have an incredible musical education because of my father. "
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Education
Say
Incredible
" A lot of players think the game is all about individual performances when it's really all about a team game. "
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Team
Players
Individual
" I'm not going to disappear. "
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Disappear
Going
" If not for the success that medicine has made, I might be part of a much different story right now. "
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Now
Medicine
Right
" 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. "
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Long
Way
Boy
" I didn't really seek attention. I just wanted to play the game well and go home. "
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Game
Well
Play
" Fundamental preparation is always effective. Work on those parts of your game that are fundamentally weak. "
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Game
Preparation
Weak
" I pitched and I played the outfield. "
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Outfield
Played
" I've always tried to stay out of the fray and not be an object of controversy. "
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Stay
Tried
Object
" When the doctor told me I had cancer, I was scared. "
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Me
Scared
Had
" I totally alienated some reporters as I retreated. "
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Alienated
Totally
Some
" I was a baseball fan myself, I wanted to play baseball. "
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Wanted
Play
Myself
" I'm not exaggerating when I say that the 761st was Patton's best tank unit and nobody knew about it. "
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
About
Tank
Say
" Islam is about finding your own space. "
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Space
About
Finding
" I hope to be involved in a successful movie script. "
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Movie
Successful
Involved
" As a parent, I have a job as a role model to my children, and by extension, to other young people. "
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Parent
Children
Job
" 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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Live
Good
Good Health
" I have been coaching recently. I coached high school basketball in Arizona, and I hope that more opportunities become available. "
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
High School
Hope
Opportunities
" I try to do the right thing at the right time. They may just be little things, but usually they make the difference between winning and losing. "
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Winning
Do The Right Thing
Try
" Center is a very tough position to play. "
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Tough
Position
Play
" I was getting hot flashes and sweats on a regular basis. That's not normal, even for my age. "
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Getting
Age
Hot