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"All my life I believed I became an athlete through my own determination, but it's impossible to think that being descended from slaves hasn't left an imprint through the generations."
"Floyd Paterson? Boy, he's the complete opposite to me. He no way like me. They go down in history for just being athletes. I'm getting more praise and credit for doing what I'm doing now on this show than coming here and beating five of your English champions."
"I was a terrible athlete and a pretty bad student. I couldn't focus. My imagination was always racing."
"You want me to own a team and deal with these rich, spoiled stubborn athletes, and try to get them to perform? No thank you."
"The American worker is more productive than he's ever been. We've got more people to do it. We've got all the ingredients for a sensational future. It's just that right now the athlete's on the floor. This is a super athlete."
"We have a terrific economy, it's like a great athlete that's had a cardiac arrest."
"I'm not an expert on how to configure the sport, but I can observe and say that accidents seem to be a part of it. The athletes are incredible, with the courage that they accept the risk of death, paralysis, and brain injury. These are really life-changing, life-threatening injuries, and the risk is extremely high."
"I'm excited to work with SCARPA because it's opened up a whole new playground to me as an athlete."
