100 Quotes by Jemele Hill

Even though I'm from Detroit, my favorite NFL team is the 49ers. My mother went to junior college in the Bay area and Joe Montana was her favorite athlete. So somehow I became a 49ers fan.

When I was at The Orlando Sentinel as a sports columnist, it was embarrassing that I was the only black female sports columnist at a daily newspaper in North America.

I firmly believe you don't get better until you've been at your worst.

The Lakers got Pau Gasol for 10 rubles and a John Tesh DVD.

Kobe Bryant is better than Michael Jordan. Not more successful. Hasn't had a bigger economic impact. Hasn't won more MVPs. Hasn't won more titles. But he's a better player.

Detroit is known as 'Hockeytown,' but the Lions are truly the soul of the city.

Trump delights in building his campaigns around white Americans' racial anxieties.

When a country doesn't respect Black lives, maybe it doesn't deserve to be entertained by Black athletes.

The overwhelming majority of NFL owners are white, and when they do choose to get involved in politics, they usually champion conservative causes.