One chance is all you need.

The black fist is a meaningless symbol. When you open it, you have nothing but fingers - weak, empty fingers. The only time the black fist has significance is when there's money inside. There's where the power lies.

People say that it was degrading for an Olympic champion to run against a horse, but what was I supposed to do? I had four gold medals, but you can't eat four gold medals. There was no television, no big advertising, no endorsements then. Not for a black man, anyway.

It's like having a pet dog for a long time. You get attached to it, and when it dies you miss it.

We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.

I decided I wasn't going to come down. I was going to fly. I was going to stay up in the air forever.

I fought, I fought harder . . . but one cell at a time, panic crept into my body, taking me over.