Who is Kareem Abdul-jabbar

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr.; April 16, 1947) is an American former professional basketball player who played 20 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers. During his career as a center, Abdul-Jabbar was a record six-time NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP), a record 19-time NBA All-Star, a 15-time All-NBA Team member, and an 11-time NBA All-Defensive Team member. He was a member of six NBA championship teams as a player and two more as an assistant coach, and was twice voted NBA Finals MVP. He was named to three NBA anniversary teams (35th, 50th, and 75th). Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, often named a top 3 player in NBA history, he was called the greatest basketball player of a...
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Kareem Abdul-jabbar Quotes

• I was getting hot flashes and sweats on a regular basis. That's not normal, even for my age.
• Today's youth are told to get rich or die trying and they really shouldn't take that attitude forward with them.
• The '80s made up for all the abuse I took during the '70s. I outlived all my critics. By the time I retired, everybody saw me as a venerable institution. Things do change.
• My grandfather and my uncle both died from colorectal cancer, my dad almost died from it and I have the gene for it.
• I tell kids to pursue their basketball dreams, but I tell them to not let that be their only dream.

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