Sometimes, a defeat can be more beautiful and satisfying than certain victories. The English have a point in insisting that it matters not who won or lost, but how you played the game.

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

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.

Do not feel sorry for me if I am gone.

You come to realize that life is short, and you have to step up. Don't feel sorry for me. Much is expected of those who are strong.

Someone once told me that God figured that I was a pretty good juggler. I could keep a lot of balls in the air at one time. So He said, "Let's see if he can juggle another one."

I have always drawn strength from being close to home.