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Hakeem Olajuwon je bývalý americký basketbalový pivotman nigerijského původu. Měří 213 centimetrů.

V roce 1980 odešel z Nigérie do USA, kde hrál za University of Houston. V roce 1984 ho draftoval klub National Basketball Association Houston Rockets. V roce 1986 hrál Olajuwon s Rockets finále NBA a v letech 1994 a 1995 celou soutěž vyhrál. V sezoně 1993/94 získal cenu Nejužitečnější hráč NBA, ve stejné sezóně byl také zvolen nejlépe bránícím hráčem a nejlepším hráčem finálové série . V roce 1993 získal americké občanství a byl členem mužstva známého jako Dream Team III, které vybojovalo zlato na domácí olympiádě 1996. V roce 1996 byl zvolen mezi Padesát nejlepších hráčů v historii NBA. V roce 2001 přestoupil z Houstonu do týmu Toronto Raptors a o rok později ukončil kariéru. Celkově zaznamenal v NBA 26 946 bodů a šestkrát byl zařazen do nejlepšího týmu sezóny All-NBA Team . Wikipedia

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“My life is very simple. I like simplicity and for my time to be my own, so that I have the freedom to devote the majority of it to Islam. That is the foundation from which I keep everything in perspective. I also want to let people know about Islam, how Islam can be a way of life. I want them to really understand its richness and its beauty and to see that Islam is for everybody. For me, this is the most important thing. From this, everything else falls into place.”

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“The people who run the show in the NBA don't know anything about Islam. I think that may also be why some people are against me personally--because I am a Muslim. It's the same way people can be against you because of the color of your skin. They don't look past these things. But it always depends on the individual.”

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“Being from Africa is the best thing that could have ever, ever happened to me. I cannot see it any other way. All of my fundamental principles that were instilled in me in my home, from my childhood, are still with me. And now, when I look at the system here and look at my position--not just as a basketball player, but when I look around me at the values of the people and the culture and compare them with the values of where I came from--I feel so blessed to be from Africa.”

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“I respect a lot of players in this league. But to me basketball is just a little aspect of my life. I enjoy the game because it's fun. But it is a game.”

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