John Carlos Quotations

It stands for diversity. It stands for vision and strength. It stands for belief in the right things. That's what I think it stands for.

The beginning don't matter. The end don't matter. All that matters is what you do in between...the greatest reward is to know that you did your job when you were here on the planet.

The bottom line is, if you stay home, your message stays home with you. If you stand for justice and equality, you have an obligation to find the biggest possible megaphone to let your feelings be known. Don't let your message be buried and don't bury yourself.

How can you ask someone to live in the world and not have something to say about injustice?

In life, there's the beginning and the end. The beginning don't matter. The end don't matter. All that matters is what you do in between – whether you're prepared to do what it takes to make change. There has to be physical and material sacrifice. When all the dust settles and we're getting ready to play down for the ninth inning, the greatest reward is to know that you did your job when you were here on the planet.

This statue is a glorified thing to have on my alma mater. It is here for the youth of America.

I don't feel embraced. I feel like a survivor. I was almost like we were on a deserted island. But we survived.

When you are caught driving under the influence and the result is a conviction, that record will translate into your driving record,

Those people should put all their millions of dollars together and make a factory that builds athlete-robots. Athletes are human beings. We have feelings, too. How can you ask someone to live in the world, to exist in the world, and not have something to say about injustice?

We were under tremendous economic stress. I took any job I could find. We had four children and some night I would have to chop up our furniture and make a fire in the middle of the room.