I Want To Be The First Black

I Calculate That I Took 20,000 Punches, But I Earned Millions And Kept A Lot Of It. I May Talk Slow, But My Mind Is Ok.

I Love My People And I Don't Hate Nobody And It Keeps Me Out Of Trouble.

Whether It's Boxing, Basketball, Or Badminton, One Must Be Ready To Succeed Before Entering The Arena...long Before The Lights Come Up.

Now, If I Even Say The Wrong Thing I Make The News.

A Long Time Ago, I Took A Walk Down A Street In Harlem In New York City. I Came Upon A Man Who Asked Me For A Dollar. He Had Asked A Few Other People Before Me, But They Only Passed Him By Without Glancing His Way. I Stopped And Handed The Man Some Money. As I Began To Turn Away, He Reached Out And Shook My Hand. He Looked Me In The Eyes And Said, "i Will Bless You." Now, I'm Not Saying That Was God Himself. But How Do We Know That It Wasn't Someone Working For Him, Walking Around In Disguise, Just To See What We Would Do?