She glances at the photo, and the pilot light of memory flickers in her eyes.

I think there are white alumni out there who wouldn't mind having an African American president of their school, but would be reluctant to have an African American coach, because he represents the school so. I think it's just sheer backward racism.

In Hollywood, writers are considered only the first draft of human beings.

I believe that professional wrestling is clean and everything else in the world is fixed.

I was a much better writer than I was an athlete. My college coach told me flat out, he said, "Deford, you write basketball better than you play it."

I don't think there are many kids who sit around and want to be actors. I don't think there are many kids who want to sit around and want to be senators. But so many of us want to be athletes, so we're envious of them and we put them up on that pedestal.

Usually when an athlete gets a reputation it sticks with him, even when he's an old man.