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

There is a syndrome in sports called 'paralysis by analysis.'

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

I guess I started too early because I just thought it was something fun to do.

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.

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.

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