If you're from Virginia, then you know some white people from Poquoson don't like black people.
That's where I'll get the love in my heart: from, the fact that little young guys can look at the obstacles that I had to go through to become a Hall of Famer and know it's not so bad when it comes to them trying to accomplish the same goal.
Doing this for so long, I realize that the media - you have a boss. And your boss wants you to provide the best material that you can. And he might put pressure on you to do it a way that you feel is unconstitutional. You might not like it. But you still gotta feed your family.
This is like a tribute to them, the people who helped me to get here. The thing that makes me feel good about the whole thing is, the fans voted me here.
I want to thank coach Thompson... for saving my life. For giving me the opportunity.
I had to learn that some people are just not going to like you. I had to have thick skin when I would see what people would say or write about me.
