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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Sports and entertainment are the only places where inner-city kids see themselves being able to succeed. Their intellectual development is something they don't relate to.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is saying that children from inner-city areas often view success mainly through careers in sports or entertainment because these fields seem accessible and relatable to them. He points out that they may not connect with or value intellectual growth as a path to success in the same way.

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