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You can't win unless you learn how to lose.

~Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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Five guys on the court working together can achieve more than five talented individuals who come and go as individuals.

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Music rhythms are mathematical patterns. When you hear a song and your body starts moving with it, your body is doing math. The kids in their parents' garage practicing to be a band may not realize it, but they're also practicing math.

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I need about three seats lengthwise to sleep on a plane. It's not easy for me to curl up.

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I try to do the right thing at the right time. They may just be little things, but usually they make the difference between winning and losing.

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The word 'leukemia' is a very frightening word. In many instances, it's a killer and it's something that you have to deal with in a very serious and determined way if you're going to beat it.

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I would suggest that teachers show their students concrete examples of the negative effects of the actions that gangsta rappers glorify.

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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.

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I tell kids to pursue their basketball dreams, but I tell them to not let that be their only dream.

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I think that the good and the great are only separated by the willingness to sacrifice.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Athlete

Born: April 16th, 1947

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