Money has changed today's black athletes. Those who have the ability as African men to bring a change in a community that so desperately needs it are concentrating only on their own careers, some charities and how much money they can make.
I'm a very sensitive person. I do like to be respected. I'm very loyal. I like it to be a two-way street.
I gave away most of my trophies, put away the plaques.
One of the most fantastic experiences I ever had was as a decathlete. I finished fifth in the nation my senior year of high school. I had no training or nothing.
If you help disabled children, it's very appealing. If you help kids with cancer, those are the things you get credit for and those things are beautiful. But when it comes to stopping violence or really putting the time into rebuilding schools, that's just a different kind of project. It takes more than just money to do that.
I know a lot of kids that if you don't know how to deal with them, you lose them. They don't come ready-made.
