Start where you are, use what you have.
From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
You’ve got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing.
I have become convinced that we blacks spend too much time on the playing field and too little time in libraries.
Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner.
The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.
True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.
Fear isn’t an excuse to come to a standstill. It’s the impetus to step up and strike.