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The 80s made up for all the abuse I took during the 70s. I outlive

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. – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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My grandfather and my uncle both died from colorectal cancer, my dad almost died from it and I have the gene for it. – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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When I was a kid, no one would believe anything positive that you could say about black people. Thats a terrible burden. – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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