You really are never playing an opponent. You are playing yourself.

I have always drawn strength from being close to home.

It doesn't have to glitter to be gold.

I strongly believe the black culture spends too much time, energy and effort raising, praising, and teasing our black children about the dubious glories of professional sports.

I take the good with the bad, and I try to face them both with as much calm and dignity as I can muster.

The best way to judge a life is to ask yourself, "Did I make the best use of the time I had?

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