Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born April 16, 1947 in New York City, New York) is a successful former high school, collegiate, and professional NBA basketball player.
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- "It was my first time away from home, my first experience in an all-black situation, and I found myself being punished for everything I'd ever been taught was right. I got all A's and was hated for it; I spoke correctly and was called a punk. I had to learn a new language simply to deal with the threats. I had good manners, and was a good little boy and paid for it with my hide."
- Giant Steps, 1983
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- I'm not comfortable being preachy, but more people need to start spending as much time in the library as they do on the basketball court.
- Kareem is a very good basketball player and person, but no one is perfect and that includes him.
