Relationships may change throughout the gift of time, memories stay the same forever in my mind.

I had to fight hard against loneliness, abuse, and the knowledge that any mistakes I made would be magnified because I was the only black man out there... I never cared about acceptance as much as I cared about respect.

Life is not a spectator sport.

I do not believe that every person, in every walk of life, can succeed in spite of any handicap. That would be perfection. But I do believe that what I was able to attain came to be because we put behind us (no matter how slowly) the dogmas of the past: to discover the truth of today; and perhaps the greatness of tomorrow.

I don’t think it matters what I believe, only what I do.

Are you looking for a Negro who won't fight back?

How you played in yesterday's game is all that counts.