Being Quote by Mike Holmgren

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

There is a solidarity that black people can find in celebrating the athletic success of our own, especially in sports where our existence is…

— Clint Smith

I'm very proud to be a Bay Area native.

— Marcus Semien

Supporting black professional athletes was taken seriously in my home.

— Clint Smith

I'm not very proud of coming from a place that everyone thinks is this pure green country whereas, in reality, all our lakes and…

— Taika Waititi

As an athlete, I've always been very proud to represent the United States.

— Michelle Kwan

I still think that there's some kind of psychological investment in black athletes carrying the flag for "us" at times. So, sports [remains a]…

— George Elliott Clarke

To be Black is the greatest fiction of my life. Yet I'm still bound to its myth. I can't help but think about the…

— RaMell Ross

Black people are achievers; we're survivors.

— Roxie Roker

“This is the East Coast, boy. I know they're pretty laissez-faire about dress in your neck of the woods, but back here 52. they…

— Donna Tartt

Black people dominate sports in the United States. 20% of the population and 90% of the final four. We own this shit. Basketball, baseball,…

— Chris Rock

I mean, the greatest athletes in the world are African-American.

— Larry Bird