“When I was a kid, no one would believe anything positive that you could say about black people. That's a terrible burden.”
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I want to do as little as possible when I finish playing ball - just spend a lot more time with my family.
Jackie Robinson, as an athlete and as someone who was trying to make a stand for equality, he was exemplary.
The '80s made up for all the abuse I took during the '70s. I outlived all my critics. By the time I retired, everybody saw me as a venerable institution. Things do change.
Sports and entertainment are the only places where inner-city kids see themselves being able to succeed. Their intellectual development is something they don't relate to.