Sports and entertainment have always been windows of opportunity for African Americans, when other doors were closed.

If a player demonstrated that he is the best, and a team decides, even so, we don't want to pay him, as in any other business, he should be able to play elsewhere.

I took several years of dance lessons that included ballet, tap and jazz. They helped a great deal with body control, balance, a sense of rhythm, and timing.

Very often we see coaches who have not been successful being recycled, instead of looking to a new face or a new name who has demonstrated the ability to handle the job.

And historically the owners have used loyalty to a team or a city to hold players as opposed to always paying their worth.

Distance running to a professional athlete in my day was five laps around the field. And you stopped each lap to take your pulse.

I think that most minorities have experienced some form of racial abuse.