I Am Not Concerned With

Negroes Aren't Seeking Anything Which Is Not Good For The Nation As Well As Ourselves. In Order For America To Be 100 Percent Strong -- Economically, Defensively And Morally -- We Cannot Afford The Waste Of Having Second- And Third-class Citizens.

I Never Cared About Acceptance As Much As I Cared About Respect.

Life Is Not A Spectator Sport.

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.

At The Beginning Of The World Series Of 1947, I Experienced A Completely New Emotion When The National Anthem Was Played. This Time, I Thought, It Is Being Played For Me, As Much As For Anyone Else.