Either because I was an athlete or because I was black - probably both…

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Either because I was an athlete or because I was black - probably both - there seemed to be a clear assumption that I wouldn't be up to the work. ✨ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1984). Giant Steps, Bantam
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