I would suggest that teachers show their students concrete examples of the negative effects of the actions that gangsta rappers glorify.

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I'm still my parent's child, I'm still me, but I made a choice. I evolved into Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. I think it has to do with evolution.

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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.

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I think race has been a burden for black Americans. Being Muslim has also been a challenge because so many people do not understand Islam.

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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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You have to be able to center yourself, to let all of your emotions go... Don't ever forget that you play with your soul as well as your body.

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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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