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.

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

Some people play very, very well just so they won't get embarrassed.

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

This being Black History Month, I would like to ask people to celebrate the similarities and not focus on the differences between people of color and not of color.

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

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.