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

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

I have always drawn strength from being close to home.

I have always tried to be true to myself, to pick those battles I felt were important. My ultimate responsibility is to myself. I could never be anything else.

If I don't ask "Why me?" after my victories, I cannot ask "Why me?" after my setbacks and disasters.

If you're paid before you walk on the court, what's the point in playing as if your life depended on it?

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.