Each great athlete must some day bow to that perennial old champion, Father Time, even as I, for Time eventually wins.

Realizing full well that fine condition and confidence will not in themselves make a champion, it is my belief, however, that they are essential factors.

I pray they will carry on in spite of that dreadful monster prejudice, and with patience, courage, fortitude and perseverance achieve success for themselves.

Clean living is the cardinal principle in the lives of the world's greatest athletes, as the phenomenal performances of these outstanding characters will obviously show.

Life is too short for any man to hold bitterness in his heart.

Each great athlete must some day bow to that perennial old champion, Father Time, even as I, for Time eventually wins.

In closing I wish to say that while I was sorely beset by a number of white riders in my racing days, I have also enjoyed the friendship of countless thousands of white men whom I class as among my closest friends.