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    Kareem Abdul Jabbar once said “you can’t win unless you learn how to lose.” I wanted to know more about Kareem because he was playing for the LA Lakers. have you ever heard Kareem Abdul Jabbar,well that’s the person i’m doing a report on. I will be talking about his childhood,his birthplace,and why he is famous. Where was Kareem Abdul Jabbar born,where did he live, and his childhood Biography.com.He was born on April 16, 1947 in New York.Commentary He was an only child and he was the tallest

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    from professional basketball, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has become a lauded observer of culture and society. In this book, he shares his unique perspective on politics, racism, religion, the media and other topics, focusing on the need for objective thinking and our need to include diverse and conflicting perspectives in order to protect freedom. He also offers solutions to problems such as racism in sports while speaking candidly about his experiences on the court. Jabbar did not judge or wrote in an anger

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    Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is widely considered the best player to ever play the center position. Whether the reason may be because of his six championships, his records, or any other reason he is widely considered and accepted as the best center of all time. Most Points in a Career EVER. Over his 20 year career, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scored 38,387 points which is about 2,000 points more than the person behind Kareem, Karl Malone. Kareem accomplished this by his great offensive ability in the mid-range and

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    Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is one of the greatest basketball players of all time. He set numerous National Basketball Association (NBA) records during his twenty seasons as a player. He won six NBA championships and a record setting six NBA Most Valuable Player awards, he is the NBA’s all time leading scorer and was the first pick in the 1969 NBA Draft. Abdul-Jabbar was significant for many things, however, in my opinion, he is most significant for being named a cultural ambassador for the United States

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    The book “On The Shoulders of Giants” is a Bibliography by Kareem Abdul Jabaar.The novel is about the Harlem Renaissance and the development,accomplishments,and history of the people of Harlem.The story is also about about a man and his development,accomplishments and history living in the same city.The story explores and examines the significance of Harlem’s “rebirth".He explains what it meant not just for him,but for everyone of every race ,who inherited it 's rich legacy and benefited from the

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    Curry v.s Curry Some people that pay attention and are interested in the game of basketball, there are arguments between the two about who is better. Some people that like basketball think that Dell Curry is better than his son but if you look at the history of statistics between the two, and the goals that they have achieve as individuals that have a love for the game of basketball technically Stephen Curry is better than his father, But also the three point line was put into the NBA on October

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    BASKETBALL (Wee chuan): Introduction Played indoors/outdoors by two opposing teams of five players each.Basketball was created in 1891 by Dr. James naismith.The space is a rectangular, indoor court. Today basketball is the most popular sports in United States and Europe. To win the game, the team must throw a 30-inch ball through a 60-inch hoop more times than your opponent does. Basketball focuses on dribbling, passing, rebounding, shooting. It consist of four basic passes, chest pass, two-hand

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    would drop significantly, and they are already getting a free education. Professional athletes have started to voice their opinion on the situation. In 2016, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar wrote an article about his experiences while playing basketball at UCLA and how much easier life would have been with a little extra change in his pockets. Kareem had a very successful career in the NBA, where he made millions of dollars. So why, out of all people, would he be arguing for athletes to make more money? Some

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    issues in sport psychology. He used his “Pyramid of Success” as the foundation of his principles, values, and character that defined ethical and moral identity. Good values attract good people, according to Coach Wooden who discussed how Kareem Abdul-Jabbar decided on attending UCLA. He chose UCLA instead of other highly successful programs closer to home because of the values displayed at the top by Coach Wooden. There were 4 sets of values that separated UCLA from the rest according to Wooden…

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    One of the greatest sports in the world is goes by the name of basketball. This great game was invented by James Naismith December of 1891. James Naismith was a physician from Canada and attended McGill’s University in Montreal, Canada. After working as McGill’s Athletic director he went to Springfield, Massachusetts. He introduced the game when he was an instructor at the Young Men Christian Association Training School in Springfield. He created the game because he needed to think of something the

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