French was my first language.
We had a strong relationship with Walter Brown, and felt that he was the best owner in the league.
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.
Do your best when no one is looking.
But as a coach I wanted to keep things from being too complicated.
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.