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…

- John Carlos

Rosie Grier was the springboard to the return of my life.

- John Carlos

Becoming involved in sports and traveling the world and seeing how people of color were treated around the world, and America being such a great nati…

- John Carlos

The beads around my neck [at Olympics in 1968] indicated that there were so many Blacks throughout the history of this country that have been maimed …

- John Carlos

In life, there's the beginning and the end. The beginning don't matter. The end don't matter. All that matters is what you do in between – whether yo…

- John Carlos

It stands for diversity. It stands for vision and strength. It stands for belief in the right things. That's what I think it stands for.

- John Carlos

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 w…

- John Carlos

We wanted to bring attention to the fact that we had so many deals taking place that we could have made change for the better for all people, and we …

- John Carlos

The black socks [on me at Olympics in 1968] emphasized the fact that we had so many Blacks and people of color here in the United States, the greates…

- John Carlos