Kevin Garnett did the classic hold me back but fall away at the same time. — Jemele Hill Copy Share Image
Sports has always been a great entry point for us to discuss issues that are pretty widely known in society. — Jemele Hill Copy Share Image
If you've ever seen photos of LeBron James away from the basketball court, it's obvious he takes great pride in his appearance. — Jemele Hill Copy Share Image
When you're young, you do dumb things. I just can't understand why some other athletes never were extended that same excuse. — Jemele Hill Copy Share Image
Hakeem Olajuwon, David Robinson and Patrick Ewing will be among the best centers ever, but none of them affected the league the… — Jemele Hill Copy Share Image
As an NBA fan, there is nothing more irritating than when the league's credibility is challenged by cockamamy conspiracy theories. — Jemele Hill Copy Share Image
Far too many athletes have been unable to let go of their troubled roots or just have failed to fully understand their… — Jemele Hill Copy Share Image
Not to oversimplify what football coaches do, but their success or failure hinges on concepts that aren't foreign to any coach. — Jemele Hill Copy Share Image
Kobe Bryant is better than Michael Jordan. Not more successful. Hasn't had a bigger economic impact. Hasn't won more MVPs. Hasn't won… — Jemele Hill Copy Share Image
Plenty of other franchises have reinvented themselves into winners after hitting rock bottom. The 1976 Tampa Bay team that went 0-14 arguably… — Jemele Hill Copy Share Image
Think about the most successful coaches in sports. What did they all have in common? It wasn't their knowledge of X's and… — Jemele Hill Copy Share Image
Even though I'm from Detroit, my favorite NFL team is the 49ers. My mother went to junior college in the Bay area… — Jemele Hill Copy Share Image
The paid professionals who navigate the complications of playing their sport during a pandemic at least share in the financial rewards. Far… — Jemele Hill Copy Share Image
Because Shaq played alongside one of the most disliked, phenomenally talented players in NBA history, Shaq became a great guy without really… — Jemele Hill Copy Share Image
Someone taught us how to craft a resume, what to wear to a job interview and not to put our elbows on… — Jemele Hill Copy Share Image
Racism has never been outright gone in the history of this nation, but I think we've had moments where everybody has been really fed… — Jemele Hill Copy Share
Yes, I do realize that men in sports media also face criticism and backlash, but the vitriol that is directed at women, especially women… — Jemele Hill Copy Share
Just because I've written extensively about race doesn't render me incapable of making the same mistakes as the people I've written about. — Jemele Hill Copy Share
When you're a kid, you don't understand your parents are flawed people. You want them to be perfect, and when they aren't, it's hard… — Jemele Hill Copy Share
Although study after study shows black men are more likely to be victims of crime, rarely do they receive victim treatment. When black athletes… — Jemele Hill Copy Share
It's something most people of color and most women have been burdened with their whole lives, having to suppress your natural emotion to make… — Jemele Hill Copy Share
Trump delights in building his campaigns around white Americans' racial anxieties. — Jemele Hill Copy Share
Race impacts 90 percent of our society - and I'm probably undershooting that figure. I find this fascinating and like to address it when pertinent. — Jemele Hill Copy Share
There was no excuse for Dallas Cowboys to lose to Washington. Rivalry or not, Redskins are a bad team. — Jemele Hill Copy Share
I once wrote about Don Imus that 'speech is free, but consequences are not.' I never want to be the exception to that rule,… — Jemele Hill Copy Share
A NASCAR guy can drop-kick another driver through his car window and it is just considered part of the sport. Hockey players drop their… — Jemele Hill Copy Share
I just hope that my success is in some way influencing other outlets to really be much more purposeful in promoting, advancing and recruiting… — Jemele Hill Copy Share
Anyone who generates opinion for a living is going to get plenty of feedback, positive or negative. Some people indeed don't like the fact… — Jemele Hill Copy Share
