#w

If not shown appreciation, it gets to you. ↗

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#gets #shown #you

Music is really something that makes people whole. ↗

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#music #people #really #something #whole

There are a lot of authors in the world, so it's difficult to find a unique niche to present your take on things. That is always a challenge for any author. ↗

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#any #author #authors #challenge #difficult

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

#being #development #entertainment #inner-city #intellectual

The type of leukemia that I am dealing with is treatable. So if I do what my doctors tell me to do - get my blood checked regularly, take my meds and consult with my doctor and follow any additional instructions he might make - I will be able to maintain my good health and live my life with a minimum of disruptions to my lifestyle. ↗

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#additional #am #any #blood #checked

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. ↗

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#deal #determined #frightening #going #instances

Today's youth are told to get rich or die trying and they really shouldn't take that attitude forward with them. ↗

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#die #forward #get #really #rich

What I have is P.H. positive chronic myeloid leukemia, which is an aberration in your white blood cells. ↗

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#blood #cells #chronic #i #leukemia

When I was 17, I worked in a mentoring program in Harlem designed to improve the community. That's when I first gained an appreciation of the Harlem Renaissance, a time when African-Americans rose to prominence in American culture. For the first time, they were taken seriously as artists, musicians, writers, athletes, and as political thinkers. ↗

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#american culture #appreciation #artists #athletes #community

When I was a kid, no one would believe anything positive that you could say about black people. That's a terrible burden. ↗

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#anything #believe #black #burden #could