The black socks [on me at Olympics in 1968] emphasized the fact that we had so many Blacks and people of color… — John Carlos Copy Share Image
It took some time for us to realize that [people] didn't particularly say they didn't like us or have the love for… — John Carlos Copy Share Image
I'm sure there was people in Australia that told Peter Norman that hey, man, you shouldn't have done what you did, you… — John Carlos Copy Share Image
Peter [Norman] never denounced us, he never turned his back on us, he never walked away from us, he never said one… — John Carlos Copy Share Image
We wanted to bring attention to the fact that we had so many deals taking place that we could have made change… — John Carlos Copy Share Image
I think Peter Norman recuperated in the sense that people who knew who Peter Norman was, he built his character around the… — John Carlos Copy Share Image
Becoming involved in sports and traveling the world and seeing how people of color were treated around the world, and America being… — John Carlos Copy Share Image
As a kid growing up and seeing so much strife taking place in society, and particularly on Blacks and people of color,… — John Carlos Copy Share Image
[Sport officials] blocked their support of us. But those individuals [ Muhammad Ali, the Jim Browns, the Bill Russells, Kareem Abdul Jabbar ] were… — John Carlos Copy Share Image
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… — John Carlos Copy Share Image
The black socks [on me at Olympics in 1968] emphasized the fact that we had so many Blacks and people of color here in… — John Carlos Copy Share Image
My kids going to school and teachers denying my kids the grades that they should have once they found out that I was their… — John Carlos Copy Share Image
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… — John Carlos Copy Share Image
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… — John Carlos Copy Share Image
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… — John Carlos Copy Share Image
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… — John Carlos Copy Share Image
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… — John Carlos Copy Share Image
![“The black socks [on me at Olympics in 1968] emphasized…” quote by John Carlos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d36/john-carlos-16923_black_the-black-socks-on-me-at-olympics-in-196_221018.jpg)
![“It took some time for us to realize that [people]…” quote by John Carlos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/bd1/john-carlos-16923_facts_it-took-some-time-for-us-to-realize-that_593802.jpg)
![“Peter [Norman] never denounced us, he never turned his back…” quote by John Carlos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/9bb/john-carlos-16923_cities_peter-norman-never-denounced-us-he-never_1432619.jpg)
![“[Sport officials] blocked their support of us. But those individuals…” quote by John Carlos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/13b/john-carlos-16923_bills_sport-officials-blocked-their-support-of_4987.jpg)
