
23-04-2012, 23:49
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...and you can't! teach! that!
 FRC #5402 (Iron Kings); no team (AndyMark)
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Re: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to attend Championship!
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Originally Posted by Karthik
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is much more than a former basketball player. He's a Cultural Ambassador for the United States, appointed by Hillary Clinton. He's written a children's book highlighting the accomplishments of African American inventors. He's also an advocate for STEM education. So before anyone assumes that he's just someone who specialized in putting a ball in a net, please do some research and you'll learn that Kareem is a great role model who has a lot to teach us. Just because someone's an athlete, doesn't mean they're automatically a bad fit for FIRST.
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You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Karthik again.
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