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Going back in time, the best sportsmen ever have been Olympians.

Few would deny that blacks have become very dominant in athletics: football, basketball, track, now dominant in tennis and dominant in golf.

There's a whole lot more to the African-American community than entertainment and sports.

But I like to think an athlete is an athlete.

Getting to know athletes from all over the planet is a big part of the Olympic experience.

I think the greatest all-around athlete ever was Jim Brown. He played lacrosse, basketball and ran track at Syracuse. He played professional football for the Browns.

Mike Tyson was one of the most terrific athletes I've ever met.

Money has changed today's black athletes. Those who have the ability as African men to bring a change in a community that so desperately needs it are concentrating only on their own careers, some charities and how much money they can make.

We're focusing on producing top, great athletes for the Olympics.

I think a lot of Jim Thorpe, the Olympian, and his accomplishments.