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.

If I were to say, 'God, why me?' about the bad things, then I should have said, 'God, why me?' about the good things that happened in my life.

...I spent many, many hours in...libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were.

Life is like a tennis game. You can't win without serving.

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

I may not be walking with you all the way, or even much of the way, as I walk with you now.

I know I could never forgive myself if I elected to live without humane purpose, without trying to help the poor and unfortunate, without recognizing that perhaps the purest joy in life comes with trying to help others.