Quote by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

In athletics there's always been a willingness to cheat if it looks like you're not cheating. I think that's just a quirk of human nature.

In athletics there's always been a willingness to cheat if i

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This quote suggests that in the realm of athletics, there exists a tendency for individuals to resort to cheating, particularly if there is a perception that their actions may go undetected. It attributes this behavior to a quirk inherent in human nature. The statement implies that the desire to gain an unfair advantage and achieve success can often push individuals to bend or break the rules, even if the cheating is not glaringly obvious or easily detected.

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