Lynn Swann Quotes

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• Distance running to a professional athlete in my day was five laps around the field. And you stopped each lap to take your pulse.
• We talk about freedoms for African-Americans but unless you have more than one option politically, how free are you?
• I was not a very good football player when I started out.
• Very often we see coaches who have not been successful being recycled, instead of looking to a new face or a new name who has…
• This being Black History Month, I would like to ask people to celebrate the similarities and not focus on the differences between people of color…
• I think that most minorities have experienced some form of racial abuse.
• I took several years of dance lessons that included ballet, tap and jazz. They helped a great deal with body control, balance, a sense of…
• Some people play very, very well just so they won't get embarrassed.
• When I was in college there was a girls' flag football league. The girls were extremely aggressive.
• If a player demonstrated that he is the best, and a team decides, even so, we don't want to pay him, as in any other…
• Sports and entertainment have always been windows of opportunity for African Americans, when other doors were closed.
• Take the time to discover how African-Americans have had a great impact on this country. In science, education, literature, art, and politics.
• I believe that today's players who are Christians feel that it's important and their responsibility to acknowledge their faith.
• Professional sports is a business.
• And historically the owners have used loyalty to a team or a city to hold players as opposed to always paying their worth.
• Players today are concerned about the money, but the large dollars only go to those players who are the best.
• I feel like there should be more black head coaches.
• I enjoy playing the game. It's hard for me to just watch it, even while broadcasting.
• Now, I'm not here because I was that good. I'm here because of the people around me made me that good.

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