Life Is Not A Spectator Sport.

The Right Of Every American To First-class Citizenship Is The Most Important Issue Of Our Time.

It Kills Me To Lose. If I'm A Troublemaker, And I Don't Think That My Temper Makes Me One, Then It's Because I Can't Stand Losing. That's The Way I Am About Winning, All I Ever Wanted To Do Was Finish First.

I Ought To Break This Trophy Into 32 Pieces

I Had To Fight Hard Against Loneliness, Abuse, And The Knowledge That Any Mistakes I Made Would Be Magnified Because I Was The Only Black Man Out There... I Never Cared About Acceptance As Much As I Cared About Respect.

I Know That I Am A Black Man In A White World. . . I Know That I Never Had It Made.