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— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar"The lifespan of most professional athletes is relatively short, and most have no preparation for doing anything after their career ends, which it could in an instant."
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I was especially impressed with Pauley Pavilion [at UCLA campus ]. The floors hadn't been laid down yet, when they gave me the tour, each new room got my heart thumping. They even had a surgical operating room in case an athlete was severely injured.
— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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