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

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

There is a terrific apprehension among some people that blacks will take over the sport... It will create problems because their behavior, speech and dress is just a completely different culture.

Seven out of 10 black faces you see on television are athletes. The black athlete carries the image of the black community. He carries the cross, in a way, until blacks make inroads in other dimensions.

You learn about equality in history and civics, but you find out life is not really like that.

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

Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner.