I want to do as little as possible when I finish playing ball - just spend a lot more time with my family.
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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About Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is an American former professional basketball player. He played as a center for 20 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers. He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins. A member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Abdul-Jabbar won a record six NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) awards. He was a 19-time NBA All-Star, a 15-time All-NBA Team member, and an 11-time NBA All-Defensive Team selection. He wa…
Read on Wikipedia → Find books by Kareem Abdul-JabbarJackie Robinson, as an athlete and as someone who was trying to make a stand for equality, he was exemplary.
I have to say I have an incredible musical education because of my father.
I tell kids to pursue their basketball dreams, but I tell them to not let that be their only dream.
My grandfather and my uncle both died from colorectal cancer, my dad almost died from it and I have the gene for it.
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 me as a venerable institution. Things do change.
Today's youth are told to get rich or die trying and they really shouldn't take that attitude forward with them.
I was getting hot flashes and sweats on a regular basis. That's not normal, even for my age.
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