Difficult Quote by Adam Goodes

A lot of kids in my neighborhood when I was younger played street football. My brothers and sisters always wanted me to come outside…

— Nelson Agholor

When I was young, I would go to youth clubs after school, run by my teachers and there were places to go where you…

— Ashley Walters

Growing up in New Orleans, I was always the only black kid, or one of two, on the school soccer team. While I was…

— Clint Smith

We were a sport-oriented family. Because I was athletic, I made friends easily.

— Saroo Brierley

Before playing football, I didn't fit in anywhere. My parents didn't have a lot of money, which they spent on our education to send…

— Ryan Coogler

I always enjoyed playing ball, and it didn't matter to me whether I played with white kids or black. I never understood why an…

— Willie Mays

I had no interest in sports so I didn't make friends in that traditional way where kids are in public school and they go…

— Zach Braff

Sports was a great equalizer. It didn't have color. It didn't matter whether you were rich or poor, black or white. It really shaped…

— Howard Schultz

When I was younger, living in an all-black neighborhood the other kids thought I was better than them because of my light skin and…

— Halle Berry

I was all-state in four sports in New Jersey, but sometimes I couldn't get served at a restaurant two blocks from my high school.…

— Monte Irvin

I developed friends in the community that were in walking distance or a bicycle ride away, so that I socialized and did a lot…

— Paul Smith

Our children need socialization with their peers and playing sports is a large part of that.

— Nicole Malliotakis