"The way I figured it, I was a black man in a white man's world. I had to make my own way."

"I don't mind if you don't like me. Just don't let it interfere with your job."

"I was a man of peace, but I was also a man who believed in justice."

"I'm not a hero, I'm just a man doing his job."

"I believe in the power of sports to bring people together."