There Is A Syndrome In Sports Called

You Learn About Equality In History And Civics, But You Find Out Life Is Not Really Like That.

Always Have The Situation Under Control, Even If Losing. Never Betray An Inward Sense Of Defeat.

Throughout My Formal Education I Spent Many, Many Hours In Public And School Libraries. Libraries Became Courts Of Last Resort, As It Were. The Current Definitive Answer To Almost Any Question Can Be Found Within The Four Walls Of Most Libraries.

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.

I Have Tried To Keep On With My Striving Because This Is The Only Hope I Have Of Ever Achieving Anything Worthwhile And Lasting.