"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."
-Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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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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"I am highly offended by the total lack of acknowledgement of my contribution to Laker success."
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