I strongly believe the black culture spends too much time, energy and effort raising, praising, and teasing our black children read more

I strongly believe the black culture spends too much time, energy and effort raising, praising, and teasing our black children about the dubious glories of professional sports.

Men often compete with one another until the day they die; comradeship consists of rubbing shoulders jocularly with a competitor.

Men often compete with one another until the day they die; comradeship consists of rubbing shoulders jocularly with a competitor.

What other people may find in poetry or art museums, I find in the flight of a good drive.

What other people may find in poetry or art museums, I find in the flight of a good drive.

The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars read more

The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don't play together, the club won't be worth a dime.

Baseball has the great advantage over cricket of being sooner ended.

Baseball has the great advantage over cricket of being sooner ended.

If you aren't playing well, the game isn't as much fun. When that happens I tell myself just to go read more

If you aren't playing well, the game isn't as much fun. When that happens I tell myself just to go out and play as I did when I was a kid.

The lead car is absolutely unique, except for the one behind it which is identical

The lead car is absolutely unique, except for the one behind it which is identical

I always turn to the sports page first. The sports page records people's accomplishments; the front page nothing but man's read more

I always turn to the sports page first. The sports page records people's accomplishments; the front page nothing but man's failures.

[He] called me a 'rapist' and a 'recluse'. I'm not a recluse.

[He] called me a 'rapist' and a 'recluse'. I'm not a recluse.