It is not just the more talented player who wins. Some players may try a little harder.

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

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.

Someone once told me that God figured that I was a pretty good juggler. I could keep a lot of balls in the air at one time. So He said, "Let's see if he can juggle another one."

Sometimes, a defeat can be more beautiful and satisfying than certain victories. The English have a point in insisting that it matters not who won or lost, but how you played the game.

Fear isn't an excuse to come to a standstill. It's the impetus to step up and strike.

My humanity, in common with all of God's children, gives the greatest flight to my full range of my possibilities.