A Quote by Jahlil Okafor
When I found out that I'd been traded to Brooklyn - it was pretty much the best feeling in the world.
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When I found out that Santa Claus wasn't real, I wasn't upset; rather, I was relieved that there was a much simpler phenomenon to explain how so many children all over the world got presents on the same night! The story had been getting pretty complicated -- it was getting out of hand.
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