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When the line started to blur between the fans and the players, sometimes things can get ugly.
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As brilliant an individual that Michael Jordan was, he was not successful until he got with a good team unit.
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As a parent, I have a job as a role model to my children, and by extension, to other young people.
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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 saw Islam as the correct way to live, and I chose to try to live that way.
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I can do something else besides stuff a ball through a hoop. My biggest resource is my mind.
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One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team.
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It's hard for young players to see the big picture. They just see three or four years down the road.
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I think I did very well against everyone who tried to defend me.
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My mother had to send me to the movies with my birth certificate, so that I wouldn't have to pay the extra fifty cents that the adults had to pay.
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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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The extra pass and the extra effort on defense always get the job done.
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Five guys on the court working together can achieve more than five talented individuals who come and go as individuals.
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