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" What I have is P.H. positive chronic myeloid leukemia, which is an aberration in your white blood cells. "

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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" I tell kids to pursue their basketball dreams, but I tell them to not let that be their only dream. "

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" Well, I'm a professional. "

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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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" Islam is about finding your own space. "

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" I think that the good and the great are only separated by the willingness to sacrifice. "

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" My choosing Islam was not a political statement; it was a spiritual statement. "

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

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" I saw Islam as the correct way to live, and I chose to try to live that way. "

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" Jackie Robinson, as an athlete and as someone who was trying to make a stand for equality, he was exemplary. "

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" Fundamental preparation is always effective. Work on those parts of your game that are fundamentally weak. "

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" Cancer is a scary thing and you have to deal with it seriously. "

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

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" 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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" Five guys on the court working together can achieve more than five talented individuals who come and go as individuals. "

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

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

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

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" 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. "

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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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" Black people don't have an accurate idea of their history, which has been either suppressed or distorted. "

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" I got all A's and was hated for it; I spoke correctly and was called a punk. "

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" When the line started to blur between the fans and the players, sometimes things can get ugly. "

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" In a typical history book, black Americans are mentioned in the context of slavery or civil rights. There's so much more to the story. "

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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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" 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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" 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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" I'm not exaggerating when I say that the 761st was Patton's best tank unit and nobody knew about it. "

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