Lovie Smith and I are not only the first two African-Americans but Christian coaches showing that you can win doing it the Lord's way and we're more proud of that.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I am very proud to be African. I want to defend African people, and I want to show to the world that African players can be as good as the Europeans and South Americans.
I know most of the black players who preceded and followed me at Duke. They all contribute to our tradition of excellence on the court.
We examine and highlight the history of the African descendants in America, and know that each and every one of us has come this far because of our faith in this country.
I'm a Christian first. I'm a family guy second. As much as I like coaching, as much as I like basketball, it's third, fourth, or fifth down the line.
My teammates at Duke - all of them, black and white - were a band of brothers who came together to play at the highest level for the best coach in basketball.
You can live by biblical principles, and you can teach by those principles and still be a winner. So many coaches think you've got to kick your players in the rear end. You've got to cuss them out. You've got to hit them across the head. No. You don't have to do that.
Peterson was the most coachable athlete I have had in my life, and I coach many athletes.
I feel like there should be more black head coaches.
You and I are players, God's our coach, and we're playing the biggest game of all. We have a loving God that made us. We need to get on His team. It says in His word, there's only one way to Him and that's through Jesus Christ.
Deacon Jones has been the most inspirational person in my football career.