Able Quote by Dontrelle Willis

I am very proud to be African. I want to defend African people, and I want to show to the world that African players…

— Yaya Toure

There is a terrific apprehension among some people that blacks will take over the sport... It will create problems because their behavior, speech and…

— Arthur Ashe

I don't want to sit there and compare to things I've gone through to what the Black player, the African-American player, goes through.

— Ron Rivera

I don't see myself a Great Black Hope. I'm just a golfer who happens to be black and Asian. It doesn't matter whether they're…

— Tiger Woods

I feel that my advances in the business world will shatter a lot of white myths about black athletes-and give some pride and hope…

— O. J. Simpson

It's not to say I don't want African players to hustle and play hard, but I also wanted to show we can do more.…

— Pascal Siakam

If Id lived prior to the 1980s, it would have been different, because I would have been playing to prove African Americans are equal.…

— Venus Williams

Playing in an NBA game in Africa will be a special moment I'll remember for the rest of my life.

— Kemba Walker

I really did not think a thing about playing five black players to start the game; they were our best players and deserved to…

— Don Haskins

Today, Negroes play on every big league club and in every minor league. With millions of other Negroes in other walks of life, we…

— Jackie Robinson

I am extremely proud to be a part of the NBA's first game in Africa. Coming from South Sudan and having participated in the…

— Luol Deng

I'm really excited to continue to learn, to continue to grow and become a better player.

— Austin Reaves