When I leave here, when my final day on this earth is up, I want to leave in peace. I want to have peace in my heart.

It's not painful to relive it. I'm comfortable with my position in American history.

I realize I will always be the poster child for police brutality, but I can try to use that as a positive force for healing and restraint.

As a black man, you run from the cops. It's different now, but back when I was coming up, you run.

As far as having peace within myself, the one way I can do that is forgiving the people who have done wrong to me. It causes more stress to build up anger. Peace is more productive.

Anybody can get bigheaded once they know the seat cannot be pulled out from under them.

I sometimes feel like I'm caught in a vise. Some people feel like I'm some kind of hero. Others hate me.