I firmly believe you don't get better until you've been at your worst. — 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
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
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
Stereotypical and hurtful tropes about Jews are widely accepted in the African American community. — 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
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
When a country doesn't respect Black lives, maybe it doesn't deserve to be entertained by Black athletes. — 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
Someone taught us how to craft a resume, what to wear to a job interview and not to put our elbows on… — Jemele Hill Football Copy Share Image
When it comes to sports, women are big targets for abuse because the resentment is two-fold. Some resent us for our confidence… — Jemele Hill Abuse Copy Share Image
While America is generally a violent place, no culture in this country glorifies violence more than the African-American community. And consequently, no… — Jemele Hill America Copy Share Image
The thirst for liberation and equality can never come at the expense of dehumanizing other marginalized groups - especially at a time… — Jemele Hill Equality Copy Share Image
Black men constantly receive the message that they can't make it in life through using legitimate means, and the only way they… — Jemele Hill Life Copy Share Image
This country's response to the coronavirus has been disastrous because of poor, incompetent leadership at the national and state levels. More than… — Jemele Hill Country Copy Share Image
When you're in the public eye, it allows people to see you inhumanely. There's this idea that you have to take the… — Jemele Hill Abuse Copy Share Image
Professional athletes have a special relationship with their cars. Some treat their cars better than their wives or girlfriends. Some are more… — 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
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
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
Trump delights in building his campaigns around white Americans' racial anxieties. — Jemele Hill Copy Share Image
Americans love to be entertained, often at the expense of our judgment, morals and values. — Jemele Hill America Copy Share Image
Personally, I love athletes on Twitter. I think it gives them an opportunity to engage and show some of their personality. — Jemele Hill Athletes Copy Share Image
Race impacts 90 percent of our society - and I'm probably undershooting that figure. I find this fascinating and like to address… — Jemele Hill Copy Share Image
The overwhelming majority of NFL owners are white, and when they do choose to get involved in politics, they usually champion conservative… — Jemele Hill Champion 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… — Jemele Hill History Copy Share Image
I've learned a lot about guys through Twitter and I'm for any channel that allows athletes to express themselves openly. — 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
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 a society, there are times when we need to stand together against indecency and cruelty. — Jemele Hill Cruelty 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
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
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
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 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
When I was at The Orlando Sentinel as a sports columnist, it was embarrassing that I was the only black female sports… — Jemele Hill America Copy Share Image
If you're paying taxes in this country, you have a right to voice your criticisms of your own government. That's pretty much… — Jemele Hill American freedom Copy Share Image
