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(45 votes)   I didn't really seek attention. I just wanted to play the game well and go home.

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(22 votes)   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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(20 votes)   The extra pass and the extra effort on defense always get the job done.

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(19 votes)   When the line started to blur between the fans and the players, sometimes things can get ugly.

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(18 votes)   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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(18 votes)   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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(18 votes)   Michael Jordan and Magic and myself all learned how to play the game in college programs that emphasized the team.

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(18 votes)   My most memorable moment came in 1985 as we beat the Boston Celtics.

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(18 votes)   When we went up against teams that were better, I just hoped that we could steal the victories.

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(17 votes)   I saw Islam as the correct way to live, and I chose to try to live that way.

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(17 votes)   I think that the good and the great are only separated by the willingness to sacrifice.

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(17 votes)   Jackie Robinson, as an athlete and as someone who was trying to make a stand for equality, he was exemplary.

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(16 votes)   I listen to jazz mainly. Mainstream jazz.

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(16 votes)   I think I did very well against everyone who tried to defend me.

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(15 votes)   I think the NBA will certainly survive without Michael Jordan.

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