Do your best when no one is looking. If you do that, then you can be successful at anything you put your mind to

We lived in Yorkville, which is located on the East End of Manhattan. It's further east than Hell's Kitchen, and back then it was the kind of place where the roaches and cockroaches were big enough to carry away small children.

Race wasn't an issue. My family was French, but Yorkville was a melting pot of races and cultures.

We had a strong relationship with Walter Brown, and felt that he was the best owner in the league.

But in fairness also to the idea of continuing success, you also have to exploit opportunities.

People have been killing because of racial differences since the time of Adam and Eve, but in this country racism has been primarily aimed at African Americans.

My biggest win was getting the meal money bumped from $5 to $7.