The person unaware of history is like a rudderless boat just floating out in the middle of the ocean, hostages to the waves and currents. - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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The person unaware of history is like a rudderless boat just floating out in the middle of the ocean, hostages to the waves and currents.

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About Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr.; April 16, 1947) is an American former professional basketball player who played 20 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers. During his career as a center, Abdul-Jabbar was a record six-time NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP), a record 19-time NBA All-Star, a 15-time All-NBA selection, and an 11-time NBA All-Defensive Team member. A member of six NBA championship teams as a player and two more as an assistant coach, Abdul-Jabbar twice was voted NBA Finals MVP. In 1996, he was honored as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History. NBA coach Pat Riley and players Isiah Thomas and Julius Erving have called him the greatest basketball player of all time.

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Birth Name: Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor, Jr.
Native Name: كريم عبد الجبار
Alternative Names: Lew Alcindor
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