Pride was his life force; for us it was a live nerve that he could teach us to brush. One stroke, a good practice, and we could tingle for days ... First, he found the pride in each of us, then he taught us how good it could feel. What he was ultimately after was for every one of us to learn to light our own fires and glow our brightest.

Your best athletes might give basketball a try just when they think, geez, this might be something that pays off for me in the end.

Jackie Robinson, as an athlete and as someone who was trying to make a stand for equality, he was exemplary.

During 1866 and 1922, Native Americans and black soldiers often intermingled in the American west, on the frontier.

We can learn from mistakes of others, whether they're kings or our parents. When we do learn those lessons, we're better equipped to make our own dreams come true.

One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team.

I felt that a number of people might have questioned my loyalty, but I continue to be a patriotic American.