Having grown up in a segregated environment in the south I know what it's like to be stepped on, I know what it's like also to see some black hero do well in the face of adversity.

Drummed into me, above all, by my dad, by the whole family, was that without your good name, you would be nothing.

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

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

It is not just the more talented player who wins. Some players may try a little harder.

We must reach out our hand in friendship and dignity both to those who would befriend us and those who would be our enemy.

You've got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing.