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Amazingly, I think that a lot of times athletes are - are kind of in a position where other think they shouldn't weigh in on certain social topics.

When you are an athlete, it's difficult to take time off and say you want to come back without everyone judging you and attacking you.

I mean, as an athlete, as a competitor, you have to have that belief in yourself.

We judge athletes as if we all don't have trouble performing our various duties from time to time.

I don't really take into account what the media says. People have their own opinions about what goes on, but they don't see what goes on behind the scenes with an athlete and their preparation.

A lot of times in sport if you try to tell the truth it seems like an excuse.

The stance I took was there is no room for racial bias anywhere in sports. I believe that was basically all I said about it. Certainly I was cast as an abolitionist. Death threats came. Hate mail came.

If you got anything to you at all as an athlete and a competitor, you don't care what the circumstances are. You still got competition.

In fact, there's a lot to legitimately hate about pro sports and the way they are conducted.

There is so much hypocrisy in sports.