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Letter "E" » Etan Thomas Quotes
«I feel a necessity to speak out. I want to be the type of athlete that Muhammad Ali was. Dealing straightforward with the issues of the day. There's just too much going on for me to be quiet.»
«He talked about not letting people discourage you from your dreams. There will be people always trying to tear you down, that you should ignore them and go after your goals. It was a great message and I listened to every word he said. Teachers and parents may say the same thing, but coming from a professional athlete, well, that was something you really had to take to heart. And I did.»
«Do you really think, had this been a rich, lily-white suburban area, instead of one mostly poor and black, that got hit, the administration would have waited five days to get food or water to those people? When the hurricane hit in Florida, Bush made sure those people got those supplies the next day.»
«Not everyone is comfortable with standing up. But I know it does get appreciated.»
«In a way I'm surprised by that, and in a way I'm not.»
«It's hard to explain what we're going through right now. I'm always going to take a positive approach. Obviously, we're good enough to win some of these games but then on nights like [Thursday], we break down on some things and that leads to a loss. We have to learn from our mistakes and apply those lessons to the next game.»
«It's not as bad as it could've been.»
«We had enough to eat, but on a schoolteacher's salary, we certainly didn't have all the luxuries. I learned that if you're going to make it, you have to have an education.»
«I'm having fun out there getting more time. Coach has more confidence in me and it's fun. I'm going to keep banging and keep playing hard.»