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I feel that there has been progress made since I was a boy on matters of race, but we have a long way to go. ↗

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#boy #feel #go #i #i feel

A lot of young players don't really know much about the history of the game and a lot of them are missing out on what the game is all about, especially the whole concept of sportsmanship and teamwork. ↗

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#concept #especially #game #history #know

I'm still my parent's child, I'm still me, but I made a choice. I evolved into Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. I think it has to do with evolution. ↗

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#choice #evolution #evolved #i #i think

High school dropouts are forfeiting their opportunity to pursue the American Dream. ↗

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#american dream #dream #high #high school #opportunity

I always thought I could do a good job coaching, but the opportunities have not presented themselves. ↗

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#coaching #could #good #good job #i

I can do something else besides stuff a ball through a hoop. My biggest resource is my mind. ↗

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#besides #biggest #else #hoop #i

I enjoy seeing new places. ↗

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#i #new #new places #places #seeing

I feel like I've always been a full-time historian, but nobody knows it. ↗

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#been #feel #full-time #historian #i

I think black Americans expect too much from individual black Americans in terms of changing the status quo. ↗

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#black americans #changing #expect #i #i think

I want people to understand that I intend to continue living and doing all the things that I love to do up until the end. And the end is by no means rushing up on me. ↗

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#doing #end #i #i love #intend