I don't consciously beat the drums for any cause, not even the negro in the United States.

I don't want to be put on a pedestal. I just want to be reasonably successful and live a normal life with all the conveniences to make it so.

In sports, you simply aren't considered a real champion until you have defended your title successfully. Winning it once can be a fluke; winning it twice proves you are the best.

I don't consciously beat the drums for any cause, not even the negro in the United States.

In the field of sports you are more or less accepted for what you do rather than what you are.

No matter what accomplishments you make, somebody helped you.

From 143rd Street in Harlem to the center court at Wimbledon is about as far as one can travel.