23Steps
05-13-2010, 10:24 AM
Kareem is a real class act. I agree, I would like to see the NBA change its rules.
Abdul-Jabbar met students Wednesday at Boys Town, the nationally acclaimed home for troubled youth. He told them about his time at UCLA, where he played on three national championship teams for John Wooden and graduated in four years with degrees in English and history.
“Coach John Wooden encouraged me to be more than just a jock,” Abdul-Jabbar said. “He said if I let my intellectual life suffer because I was so into being an athlete that I would be less than I could be. I would tell all students to pursue your dreams but don’t let your education suffer.”
He said his greatest athletic achievement was playing on the Lakers team that beat Boston for the NBA title in 1985.
“But seeing my kids graduate from college and knowing they have a firm basis in life, that is a lot more important to me, personally,” he said.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ap-abdul-jabbar-boystown
Abdul-Jabbar met students Wednesday at Boys Town, the nationally acclaimed home for troubled youth. He told them about his time at UCLA, where he played on three national championship teams for John Wooden and graduated in four years with degrees in English and history.
“Coach John Wooden encouraged me to be more than just a jock,” Abdul-Jabbar said. “He said if I let my intellectual life suffer because I was so into being an athlete that I would be less than I could be. I would tell all students to pursue your dreams but don’t let your education suffer.”
He said his greatest athletic achievement was playing on the Lakers team that beat Boston for the NBA title in 1985.
“But seeing my kids graduate from college and knowing they have a firm basis in life, that is a lot more important to me, personally,” he said.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ap-abdul-jabbar-boystown