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> [ Peter \[Norman\] never denounced us, he never turned his back on us, he never walked away from us, he never said one thing against what he stood for in Mexico City, and that was freedom, justice and equality for all… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-carlos/peter-norman-never-denounced-us-he-never-turned-his-back-on-us-he/)

[John Carlos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-carlos/)

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## More by John Carlos

> [ \[Sport officials\] blocked their support of us. But those individuals \[ Muhammad Ali, the Jim Browns, the Bill Russells, Kareem Abdul Jabbar \] were… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-carlos/sport-officials-blocked-their-support-of-us-but-those-individuals/)

[John Carlos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-carlos/)

> [The beginning don't matter. The end don't matter. All that matters is what you do in between...the greatest reward is to know that you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-carlos/the-beginning-don-t-matter-the-end-don-t-matter-all-that-matters-is/)

[John Carlos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-carlos/)

> [ The black socks \[on me at Olympics in 1968\] emphasized the fact that we had so many Blacks and people of color here in… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-carlos/the-black-socks-on-me-at-olympics-in-1968-emphasized-the-fact-that-we/)

[John Carlos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-carlos/)

> [I'm not too proud to do any job to support my family.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-carlos/i-m-not-too-proud-to-do-any-job-to-support-my-family/)

[John Carlos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-carlos/)

> [My kids going to school and teachers denying my kids the grades that they should have once they found out that I was their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-carlos/my-kids-going-to-school-and-teachers-denying-my-kids-the-grades-that/)

[John Carlos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-carlos/)

> [I think it's something that we said collectively, in terms of the fact that we was getting ready to face probably the biggest storms…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-carlos/i-think-it-s-something-that-we-said-collectively-in-terms-of-the-fact/)

[John Carlos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-carlos/)

> [If you look at the Olympic Games as a whole, if we would say we didn't want to interject politics into the games, then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-carlos/if-you-look-at-the-olympic-games-as-a-whole-if-we-would-say-we-didn-t/)

[John Carlos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-carlos/)

> [I think society had to grow up to the mentality of Peter Norman.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-carlos/i-think-society-had-to-grow-up-to-the-mentality-of-peter-norman/)

[John Carlos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-carlos/)

> [I was a pallbearer. I felt, when I got the call that Peter had died, I didn't have any bank account, but I felt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-carlos/i-was-a-pallbearer-i-felt-when-i-got-the-call-that-peter-had-died-i/)

[John Carlos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-carlos/)

> [ It took some time for us to realize that \[people\] didn't particularly say they didn't like us or have the love for us that… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-carlos/it-took-some-time-for-us-to-realize-that-people-didn-t-particularly/)

[John Carlos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-carlos/)

> [Peter Norman is a humanitarian, and I say "is" because in my life, Peter Norman is never deceased. He's always going to live with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-carlos/peter-norman-is-a-humanitarian-and-i-say-is-because-in-my-life-peter/)

[John Carlos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-carlos/)

> [Peter Norman's a man's man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-carlos/peter-norman-s-a-man-s-man/)

[John Carlos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-carlos/)

> [In life, there's the beginning and the end. The beginning don't matter. The end don't matter. All that matters is what you do in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-carlos/in-life-there-s-the-beginning-and-the-end-the-beginning-don-t-matter/)

[John Carlos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-carlos/)

> [ The beads around my neck \[at Olympics in 1968\] indicated that there were so many Blacks throughout the history of this country that have… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-carlos/the-beads-around-my-neck-at-olympics-in-1968-indicated-that-there/)

[John Carlos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-carlos/)

> [ Peter \[Norman\] never vacated from himself as to who he was. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-carlos/peter-norman-never-vacated-from-himself-as-to-who-he-was/)

[John Carlos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-carlos/)

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