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This is what I would have done...

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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 230 quotes

I was getting hot flashes and ...

I was getting hot flashes and sweats on a regular basis. That's not normal, even for my age.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 230 quotes

Today's youth are told to get ...

Today's youth are told to get rich or die trying and they really shouldn't take that attitude forward with them.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 230 quotes

The '80s made up for all the a...

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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My grandfather and my uncle bo...

My grandfather and my uncle both died from colorectal cancer, my dad almost died from it and I have the gene for it.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 230 quotes

I have to say I have an incred...

I have to say I have an incredible musical education because of my father.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 230 quotes

I want to do as little as poss...

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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 230 quotes

My health is fine....

My health is fine.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 230 quotes

The type of leukemia that I am...

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.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 230 quotes

A lot of young players don't r...

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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In a typical history book, bla...

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.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 230 quotes

I did a book in 1996, an overv...

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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Music rhythms are mathematical...

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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If not for the success that me...

If not for the success that medicine has made, I might be part of a much different story right now.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 230 quotes

I am highly offended by the to...

I am highly offended by the total lack of acknowledgement of my contribution to Laker success.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 230 quotes

Sports and entertainment are t...

Sports and entertainment are the only places where inner-city kids see themselves being able to succeed. Their intellectual development is something they don't relate to.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 230 quotes

Music is really something that...

Music is really something that makes people whole.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 230 quotes

What I have is P.H. positive c...

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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 230 quotes

Even when there are adverse ci...

Even when there are adverse circumstances, I try to do my job. And I usually do.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 230 quotes

All the courage and competitiv...

All the courage and competitiveness of Jackie Robinson affects me to this day. If I patterned my life after anyone it was him, not because he was the first black baseball player in the majors but because he was a hero.

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Советских актёров часто ставят в пример как образец духовной силы, национальной гордости и внутренней красоты. Они стали символами эпохи, носителями культуры и нравственности. Но, как известно, за кул...

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Два года назад отечественное телевидение столкнулось с беспрецедентной кадровой тектоникой — целая группа ярких и узнаваемых ведущих стремительно исчезла с экранов федеральных каналов. Эти лица долгие...

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Кира Найтли на страницах журнала к выходу фильма «Пиджак», 2005. Следы динозавра, раскопанные в русле реки Палакси. Техас. США. 1952г. Самая большая женщина рядом с самым маленьким мужчиной, 1922 год....