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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 Abdul-Jabbar, American Athlete

Time, People, Basketball, Being

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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."

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