I have become convinced that we blacks spend too much time on the playing field and too little time in libraries.

Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time.

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.

The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.

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.

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

If I didn't play tennis I probably would have to see a psychiatrist.