I set my standards so high, no one could be harsher on me than I was.

I don't deal in frustration. I'm a fighter. And everything I've ever gotten, I've had to fight for.

I could run 200 yards at a stretch, I could duck between players, I felt free to make plays that suited me best. It wasn't like football then and basketball today, where coaches tell you what foot to put down.

I have a theory. An audience doesn't need to get wrapped up in blackness every time they see a Negro actor. And a movie doesn't have to be about race just because there's a Negro in it.

I loved the game. We played because we loved it.

I came from Long Island, so I had a lot of experience at the stick. I played in junior high school, then I played in high school. The technical aspect of the game was my forte. I had all that experience, then I had strength and I was in good condition.

Tank's a fantastic human being, as far as fighting's concerned.