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

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

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

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

I accepted the face that as much as I want to lead others, and love to be around other people, in some essential way, I am something of a loner.

Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.

Do not feel sorry for me if I am gone.