Quotes by John Carlos

John Carlos

I’m a man that has a vision as to how this world can be, and I’ve gathered myself through all the ordeals that I had to make me a well-rounded person and still fight for justice.

Fighting

Justice

Men

I’m not too proud to do any job to support my family.

Jobs

Proud

Support

It was like when we went to Mexico City [Olympics in 1968] it was sun and shining and bright. When we came home it was chaotic and storms everywhere. I think the most devastating thing was to make the adjustment as to why so many individuals that you grew up with in the sport thought it necessary to turn their backs and walk away from you.

Home

Sports

Thinking

Let’s start with the black glove. We felt it necessary being the fact that the Olympic Games, for the first time ever [in 1968], had been televised worldwide. The second thing is the fact that it was in Technicolor. Never had the games been shown in color before.We wanted it to be understood that we were representing America, but we were representing Black America in particular, so that’s why we put the black glove on.

America

Color

Games

Like I tell everyone, I say the bottom line to my life is that I’ve gone through torments in my life, but it made me stronger. I haven’t lost my mind, I haven’t become a dope fiend, I’m not a drug pusher, I’m not a stick-up man.

Dope

Drug

Men

My kids going to school and teachers denying my kids the grades that they should have once they found out that I was their father.

Father

School

Teacher

Peter [Norman] never denounced us, he never turned his back on us, he never walked away from us, he never said one thing against what he stood for in Mexico City, and that was freedom, justice and equality for all God’s people.

Cities

Justice

People

Peter [Norman] never vacated from himself as to who he was.

Peter

Peter Norman’s a man’s man.

Men

Peter

The beginning don’t matter. The end don’t matter. All that matters is what you do in between…the greatest reward is to know that you did your job when you were here on the planet.

Jobs

Matter

Rewards

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Drug

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Kids

Matter

Men

Missing

Opportunity

People

Peter

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Pride

Proud

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Running

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Strong

Support

Teacher

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Tired

Way

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Quotes by John Carlos

John Carlos

I’m a man that has a vision as to how this world can be, and I’ve gathered myself through all the ordeals that I had to make me a well-rounded person and still fight for justice.

I’m not too proud to do any job to support my family.

Like I tell everyone, I say the bottom line to my life is that I’ve gone through torments in my life, but it made me stronger. I haven’t lost my mind, I haven’t become a dope fiend, I’m not a drug pusher, I’m not a stick-up man.

My kids going to school and teachers denying my kids the grades that they should have once they found out that I was their father.

Peter [Norman] never denounced us, he never turned his back on us, he never walked away from us, he never said one thing against what he stood for in Mexico City, and that was freedom, justice and equality for all God’s people.

Peter [Norman] never vacated from himself as to who he was.

Peter Norman’s a man’s man.

The beginning don’t matter. The end don’t matter. All that matters is what you do in between…the greatest reward is to know that you did your job when you were here on the planet.

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