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

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.

Start where you are, use what you have.

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

You've got to make a lot of sacrifices and spend a lot of time if you really want to achieve with this sport, or in any sport, or in anything truly worthwhile.

Throughout my formal education I spent many, many hours in public and school libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were. The current definitive answer to almost any question can be found within the four walls of most libraries.

If one's reputation is a possession, then of all my possessions, my reputation means most to me.