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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

"When I was a kid, no one would believe anything positive that you could say about black people. That's a terrible burden."

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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."
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"I listen to jazz mainly. Mainstream jazz."
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"I expect more people from China and Asia to end up in the NBA."
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"I felt that a number of people might have questioned my loyalty, but I continue to be a patriotic American."
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"Fundamental preparation is always effective. Work on those parts of your game that are fundamentally weak."
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"Great players are willing to give up their own personal achievement for the achievement of the group. It enhances everybody."
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"When I was a kid, no one would believe anything positive that you could say about black people. That's a terrible burden."
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"As brilliant an individual that Michael Jordan was, he was not successful until he got with a good team unit."
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"I think that the good and the great are only separated by the willingness to sacrifice."
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"The extra pass and the extra effort on defense always get the job done."

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