2126671, pops useta make me and my brother do book reports Posted by dula dibiasi, Wed Feb-06-13 12:08 AM
like extracurricular as fuck. nothing to do w the shit we were learning in school. just for him.
i remember the first 3 we got assigned were malcolm, soul on ice, and kareem's autobio giant steps. i was maybe 10 or 11. been a huge fan ever since.
i just related to the cat from jump. and that affinity only continued to grow as i got older. he was a thinker. brooding. sort of a loner, standoffish. cerebral. moody. sarcastic. bit of an asshole. gave a shit about things that actually matter. a kindred spirit. reminded me of me.
most of my favorite athletes are from that era. jim brown. russell. ashe. ali. kareem is right up there on that list. def one of my all timers.
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