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Instead of going to spring training, I went to basic training.
Jesse White
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I find it reprehensible that anyone would seek to denigrate the legacy of Dr. King in any way.
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I was not a good student; I was an average student. In order to play basketball and baseball, I had to go to school every day. And so I was pretty good in terms of attending school.
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After being away at college and in the Army, I never considered living anywhere else. I loved Chicago then, and I love Chicago now.
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I've never looked down on anyone who uses the system, but I believe that it's a temporary station in life and that we should all work toward getting off it. And once we get off it, we should pay back to that system.
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I have to play the hand that was dealt me.
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Naming a bridge after Dr. King was the right thing to do.
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I remember when we were called 'colored,' and Dr. King would always tell young people not to get upset at what people called you. He said if it is not the name your mother gave you, then smile, keep walking, and that's exactly what we did.
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I first met Dr. King in 1954 when I was a student at Alabama State University and a member of a local church down there. He was in town to organize a rally against public transportation. Rosa Parks had been arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white man, which was illegal back then.
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Dr. King used to meet me outside the basketball stadium and give me $20 bills to get by.
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Things were tough. Segregation was all around - in the schools, the buses, the restaurants, the theaters. But Dr. King worked hard for black people to have a fair share.
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When you give young people an opportunity to use their time wisely, we support them, and when we do that, we support ourselves.
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