There's only 5 real jobs in the world. Teacher, fireman, policeman, doctor and somebody who is in the armed service. If you don't have one of those 5 jobs, you shouldn't take your life that serious.

My initial response was to sue her for defamation of character, but then I realized that I had no character.

The older I get, the faster I was.

I don't know anything about Angola, but Angola's in trouble.

I don't care what people think. people are stupid.

We don't need refs, but I guess white guys need something to do.

I always laugh when people ask me about rebounding techniques. I've got a technique. It's called just go get the damn ball.

Poor people have been voting for Democrats for the last 50 years and they're still poor.

They run like deer, jump like deer and think like deer.

I don't believe professional athletes should be role models. I believe parents should be role models.

Unfortunately, as I tell my white friends, we as black people, we're never going to be successful not because of you white people but because of other black people.

There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.

In 1962 I was named Minor League Player of the Year. It was my second season in the bigs.

Heaven can wait, but I cannot. I cannot take for granted that time is on my side.

Somebody told me once I wasn't Latin enough, and that made me laugh

We should be moving toward local currencies not global or European currencies.

When I was a kid, I attended a small Catholic school in a south suburb of Chicago.

No one is more triumphant than the man who chooses a worthy subject and masters all its facts.

Your determination, selflessness and courage have brought the freedom struggle towards its fulfillment.

The only trap I must beware not to fall into, is to think that each day is the same as the next. In fact, each morning brings with it a hidden miracle, and we must pay attention to this miracle.

I'm an individual, and I have opinions.