"Baseball is like a poker game. Nobody wants to quit when he's losing; nobody wants to quit when he's ahead."

"I'm not afraid to stand up for what I believe in."

"The right of every American to first-class citizenship is the most important issue of our time."

"Racism is a cancer that must be eradicated."

"I know that I am a black man, and I know that I am an American, and I know that I have the same rights as any other American."