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  1.                                  Hakeem impressed the 
  2.                                  coaches with his natural 
  3.                                  ability to play basketball. 
  4.                                  Plans were made for 
  5.                                  Hakeem to travel to the 
  6. United States and attend the University of 
  7. Houston, in Texas. There he would play 
  8. basketball for the schoolΓÇÖs team. 
  9.  
  10. It didnΓÇÖt take long for Hakeem to improve at
  11. the game. In just two years, he became one
  12. of the most feared big men in college basket-
  13. ball, blocking shots and throwing down
  14. ferocious dunks. 
  15.  
  16. Because of the quickness he developed
  17. while playing handball and soccer, 
  18. Hakeem was a great defensive player. 
  19. ΓÇ£The Dream," as he was nicknamed, 
  20.