I do not believe there is any royal road to success as an athlete any more than there is to others in everyday life.

There are positively no mental, physical or moral attainments too lofty for the Negro to accomplish if granted a fair and equal opportunity.

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

The moral turpitude of the boys of today appears to center in their failure to concentrate on any particular objective long enough to obtain their maximum results.

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.

Modesty should be typical of the success of a champion.

In a word I was a pioneer, and therefore had to blaze my own trail.