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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
American Athlete
Born: Apr 16, 1947
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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. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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My choosing Islam was not a political statement; it was a spiritual statement. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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I think that the good and the great are only separated by the willingness to sacrifice. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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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. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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I want people to understand that I intend to continue living and doing all the things that I love to do up until the end. And the end is by no means rushing up on me. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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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. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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The word 'leukemia' is a very frightening word. In many instances, it's a killer and it's something that you have to deal with in a very serious and determined way if you're going to beat it. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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Islam is about finding your own space. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Space Islam Own Finding About Your
What I have is P.H. positive chronic myeloid leukemia, which is an aberration in your white blood cells. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Positive White Chronic Aberration Blood Cells Which Your Leukemia
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
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I enjoy seeing new places. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Enjoy Seeing New New Places Places
Jackie Robinson, as an athlete and as someone who was trying to make a stand for equality, he was exemplary. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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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. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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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
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I didn't really seek attention. I just wanted to play the game well and go home. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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As brilliant an individual that Michael Jordan was, he was not successful until he got with a good team unit. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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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. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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The game has basically not changed since I ended my career. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Game Changed Since Ended Basically Career
Yoga is just good for you. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Good You Yoga Just
Music is really something that makes people whole. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Music People Something Makes Really Whole
If not shown appreciation, it gets to you. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
You Appreciation Gets Shown
Black people don't have an accurate idea of their history, which has been either suppressed or distorted. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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A team will always appreciate a great individual if he's willing to sacrifice for the group. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Great Will Sacrifice Group Willing Individual He Always Team Appreciate
I'm not going to disappear. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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I expect more people from China and Asia to end up in the NBA. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
People More More People End Up Expect China Asia NBA
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