My high school had been a renovated old hospital, so when I first came to the UCLA campus in the spring of 1965, I was immediately impressed by the classic northern Italian architecture that was mixed with futuristic ultra-modern buildings. The classic architecture gave it the heft of old wisdom while the modernistic look inspired hope for the future.
Kareem Abdul-JabbarI think a lot of people, if they get the opportunity to do some acting, they think, 'I might be a star.'
Kareem Abdul-JabbarI was getting hot flashes and sweats on a regular basis. That's not normal, even for my age.
Kareem Abdul-JabbarGreat players are willing to give up their own personal achievement for the achievement of the group. It enhances everybody.
Kareem Abdul-JabbarThe Sixties was a perfect storm of disaffection with political leaders trying to pass off the same old platitudes to maintain the status quo and an unexpected courageousness in the masses of youth. Nothing on this scale had ever happened before in U.S. history and it hasn't happened since.
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