I strongly believe the black culture spends too much time, energy and effort raising, praising, and teasing our black children about the dubious glories of professional sports.

Always have the situation under control, even if losing. Never betray an inward sense of defeat.

You really are never playing an opponent. You are playing yourself.

We must believe in the power of education. We must respect just laws. We must love ourselves, our old and or young, our women as well as our men.

Every time you win, it diminishes the fear a little bit. You never really cancel the fear of losing; you keep challenging it.

I guess I started too early because I just thought it was something fun to do.

When bright young minds can't afford college, America pays the price.