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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is saying that although he doesn’t want to sound like he’s lecturing, he believes people should dedicate as much effort to studying and learning as they do to playing sports. He emphasizes the importance of balancing physical activity with intellectual growth by spending equal time in educational environments like libraries.

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