I don't know of any coach - black, red or green - who could have coached Lawrence Taylor better than Bill Parcells. — Jemele Hill Copy Share Image
There's a long history and a pattern of Black athletes - and Black people, period - being told to shut up and… — Jemele Hill Copy Share Image
America hasn't been able to grapple with the uncomfortable reality that police brutality is encoded in this country's DNA. — Jemele Hill America Copy Share Image
I think athletes are, in general, tired of so much of their persona being controlled by the media. — Jemele Hill Athletes Copy Share Image
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,… — Jemele Hill Child Copy Share Image
I don't stick up for Al Sharpton often because I consider him an agitator, but Sharpton's views on 'gangsta' rap have been… — Jemele Hill Copy Share Image
Maybe a lot of people probably didn't know this, but I spent the majority of my career in print journalism. — Jemele Hill Career Copy Share Image
It's very easy on social media to manipulate people's emotions, to manipulate their belief systems. — Jemele Hill Belief Copy Share Image
A lot of women will tell you, especially if they're ambitious, driven, successful, that it is hard to find men who are… — Jemele Hill Feminism Copy Share Image
After my grandmother finished watching 'Lawrence Welk,' my dad would race to the TV and put on the weekly hockey game. He… — Jemele Hill Brothers and sisters Copy Share Image
I once wrote about Don Imus that 'speech is free, but consequences are not.' I never want to be the exception to… — Jemele Hill Communication Copy Share Image
I think one of the innate challenges that comes with being on ESPN is that it is a sports network. It is… — Jemele Hill Challenges 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 Championship 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 Ability Copy Share Image
It's something most people of color and most women have been burdened with their whole lives, having to suppress your natural emotion… — Jemele Hill Color Copy Share Image
As a society, there are times when we need to stand together against indecency and cruelty. — Jemele Hill Cruelty 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
As an NBA fan, there is nothing more irritating than when the league's credibility is challenged by cockamamy conspiracy theories. — Jemele Hill Conspiracy 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 Athletes 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
Our country has had a painful, racial history, and there are many issues that bear discussing. — Jemele Hill Copy Share Image
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 Image
Just because I'm a black woman doesn't mean I've got an automatic sensitivity chip for cultures outside of my own. — Jemele Hill Copy Share Image
There was no excuse for Dallas Cowboys to lose to Washington. Rivalry or not, Redskins are a bad team. — Jemele Hill Cowboy Copy Share Image
The things that make for a good journalist - or for that matter, make for good journalism - they've never changed since… — Jemele Hill Copy Share Image
A moral stand by the sports industry is what finally settled the long, unfortunate debate over Mississippi's state flag. — Jemele Hill Debate Copy Share Image
I had very simple goals. They weren't about destination or place. It was about being good. — Jemele Hill Destination Copy Share Image
Can I just say that PBR is one of the most underrated beers of all time? And good God it's cheap. — Jemele Hill Beers 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 Athletes Copy Share Image
Too often, black athletes are presented as angry, overly aggressive and overly sexual. Or sometimes, they're just plain emasculated. — 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
If the lead line in my obituary is 'She once tweeted that the president is a white supremacist,' I will see my… — Jemele Hill Disappointment Copy Share Image
When a country doesn't respect Black lives, maybe it doesn't deserve to be entertained by Black athletes. — Jemele Hill Copy Share Image
Most college athletes are obsessed with getting to the pros, and many of them have proved they will do anything to get… — Jemele Hill Copy Share Image
I just hope that my success is in some way influencing other outlets to really be much more purposeful in promoting, advancing… — Jemele Hill Hope Copy Share Image
Stereotypical and hurtful tropes about Jews are widely accepted in the African American community. — Jemele Hill Copy Share Image
SportsCenter' is the legacy brand at ESPN, I had a great year doing the show. But it was not a fit for… — Jemele Hill Copy Share Image
I used to think my dad and I talked sports because it was just an easy way for two people who didn't… — Jemele Hill Choices Copy Share Image
