In the field of sports you are more or less accepted for what you do rather than what you are.

I had to fight for what I achieved.

No matter what accomplishments you achieve, somebody helps you.

I don't want to be put on a pedestal. I just want to be reasonably successful and live a normal life with all the conveniences to make it so.

Shaking hands with the Queen of England was a long way from being forced to sit in the colored section of the bus going into downtown Wilmington, North Carolina.

Being champion is all well and good, but you can't eat a crown.