Tommie Smith

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Tommie Smith is an African American former track & field athlete and wide receiver in the American Football League. Smith was the winner of the 200-meter dash at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

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“If I do something good then I am American, but if I do something bad then I am a Negro!”

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“I had no regrets, I have no regrets, I will never have any regrets. We were there to stand up for human rights and to stand up for black Americans. We wanted to make them better in the United States.”

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“It wasn't done for a malignant reason. It was only done to bring attention to the atrocities of which we were experiencing in a country that was supposed to represent us.”

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“I would not miss an opportunity like this to work with kids for nothing in the world. I flew in from Atlanta for this.”

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“I had to get myself in the world's eye to make my statement.”

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“I knew nothing about the people who ran the game in those days.”

Tommy Smith

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“In those days reputation was a big thing. If you could win a game before you went out, win it. That could mean winning it in the papers by saying certain things or by not saying certain things. You got very crafty at the game.”

Tommy Smith

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“In my day, we played on heavy pitches with a ball that weighed a ton, nowadays they play on bowling greens with a balloon.”

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“Sadly, football in England has declined since we won the World Cup in 1966. Suddenly we had coaches appearing out of drainpipes and we've got players now who are nowhere near as good as players were in the 1960s and '70s. They're possibly fitter, but that's all.”

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“I didn't know about this. But I want to say, 'I'm sorry.' All I can say is I will forever be sorry. I ask that your family forgive my family.”

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