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Up Quotes by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- I expect more people from China and Asia to end up in the NBA.
- 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.…
- I need about three seats lengthwise to sleep on a plane. It's not easy for me to curl up.
- When we went up against teams that were better, I just hoped that we could steal the victories.
- 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…
- Either because I was an athlete or because I was black - probably both - there seemed to be a clear assumption that I wouldn't…
- 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…
- Great players are willing to give up their own personal achievement for the achievement of the group. It enhances everybody.
- When you're a coach you've got to go up the ladder, you've got to be ready to travel. That's the nature of coaching
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