I've had enough success for two lifetimes. My success is talent put together with hard work and luck.
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The first time I shot the hook, I was in fourth grade, and I was about five feet eight inches tall. I put the ball up and felt totally at ease with the shot. I was completely confident it would go in and I've been shooting it ever since.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
In athletics there's always been a willingness to cheat if it looks like you're not cheating. I think that's just a quirk of human nature.
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Jackie Robinson, as an athlete and as someone who was trying to make a stand for equality, he was exemplary.
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The game has basically not changed since I ended my career.
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I have been coaching recently. I coached high school basketball in Arizona, and I hope that more opportunities become available.
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