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I think I did very well agains...

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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 230 quotes

I needed to go to class; I nee...

I needed to go to class; I needed to go to practice; I needed to have a life away from basketball.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 230 quotes

I feel that Dennis Rodman has ...

I feel that Dennis Rodman has become a problem. He will be more of a problem than an asset. Of course, he can prove me wrong.

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I don't know if I was the badd...

I don't know if I was the baddest. People kind of saw me in that light.

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Great players are willing to g...

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

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Few players have cast a spell ...

Few players have cast a spell across the game like Yao Ming, before or since.

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During 1866 and 1922, Native A...

During 1866 and 1922, Native Americans and black soldiers often intermingled in the American west, on the frontier.

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Alexander Hamilton realized th...

Alexander Hamilton realized that warfare was part and parcel of human nature, and it's something we had to prepare for.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 230 quotes

The first time I shot the hook...

The first time I shot the hook, I was in fourth grade, and I was about five feet eight inches tall. I put the ball up and felt totally at ease with the shot. I was completely confident it would go in. I've been shooting it ever since.

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.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 230 quotes

We want to show how hip-hop, w...

We want to show how hip-hop, which kind of fuels today's basketball stars, is directly related to jazz.

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He doesn't necessarily have to...

He doesn't necessarily have to learn the sky hook. He just has to learn how to be an effective post player. I think I can help him do that.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 230 quotes

But people don't know if I can...

But people don't know if I can teach the game. I know I can. My experience in Oklahoma was positive. It opened my eyes to how the game is played - the interaction among players, fans and media, how all that works. You have to know about the business of the game and how the actions of players and coaches affect the business. I think I have it down now.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 230 quotes

Either because I was an athlet...

Either because I was an athlete or because I was black - probably both - there seemed to be a clear assumption that I wouldn't be up to the work.

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One man cannot make a team....

One man cannot make a team.

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Even when there are adverse ci...

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

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I've always tried to stay out ...

I've always tried to stay out of the fray and not be an object of controversy.

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It's hard for young players to...

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've never been a person to sh...

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

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Jackie Robinson, as an athlete...

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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 230 quotes

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