It's Like Having A Pet Dog For

Joe Louis And I Were The First Modern National Sports Figures Who Were Black... But Neither Of Us Could Do National Advertising Because The South Wouldn't Buy It. That Was The Social Stigma We Lived Under.

In The End, It's Extra Effort That Separates A Winner From Second Place. But Winning Takes A Lot More That That, Too. It Starts With Complete Command Of The Fundamentals. Then It Takes Desire, Determination, Discipline, And Self-sacrifice. And Finally, It Takes A Great Deal Of Love, Fairness And Respect For Your Fellow Man. Put All These Together, And Even If You Don't Win, How Can You Lose?

It's Like Having A Pet Dog For A Long Time. You Get Attached To It, And When It Dies You Miss It.

Running Is Real. It’s All Joy And Woe, Hard As Diamond. It Makes You Weary Beyond Comprehension, But It Also Makes You Free.

I Realized Now That Militancy In The Best Sense Of The Word Was The Only Answer Where The Black Man Was Concerned, That Any Black Man Who Wasn't A Militant In 1970 Was Either Blind Or A Coward.