“Wherever I am when you feel sick at heart and weary of life, or when you stumble and fall and don’t know if you can get up again, think of me. I will be watching and smiling and cheering on.”

“Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner. Even if you’re behind, a sustained look of control and confidence can give you a mental edge that results in victory.”

“From what we get, we can make a living. What we give; however, makes a life.”

“If I were to say, "God, why me?" about the bad things, then I should have said, "God, why me?" about the good things that happened in my life.”

“Racism is not an excuse to not do the best you can.”

“The best way to judge a life is to ask yourself, "Did I make the best use of the time I had?”

“You’ve got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing.”