It Doesn't Have To Glitter To Be

Sometimes, A Defeat Can Be More Beautiful And Satisfying Than Certain Victories. The English Have A Point In Insisting That It Matters Not Who Won Or Lost, But How You Played The Game.

I Keep Sailing On In This Middle Passage. I Am Sailing Into The Wind And The Dark. But I Am Doing My Best To Keep My Boat Steady And My Sails Full.

Having Grown Up In A Segregated Environment In The South I Know What It's Like To Be Stepped On, I Know What It's Like Also To See Some Black Hero Do Well In The Face Of Adversity.

A Couple Of Times A Day I Sit Quietly And Visualize My Body Fighting The Aids Virus. It's The Same As Me Sitting And Seeing Myself Hit The Perfect Serve. I Did That Often When I Was An Athlete.

If One's Reputation Is A Possession, Then Of All My Possessions, My Reputation Means Most To Me.