God gave me this illness to remind me that I'm not Number One; He is.

God gave me Parkinson's syndrome to show me I'm not 'The Greatest' - he is.

All black Americans have slave names. They have white names; names that the slave master has given to them.

I'm going to show you how great I am!

The worst man is the one who sees himself as the best.

Miss America was always white. All the beautiful brown women in America, beautiful sun tans, beautiful shapes, all types of complexions, but she always was white.And Miss World was always white, and Miss Universe was always white.And the angel fruit cake was the white cake and the devil food cake was the chocolate cake.I said, 'Momma, why is everything white?' I always wondered. And the President lived in the White House.

The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights.