100 Quotes by Jemele Hill

A lot of women will tell you, especially if they're ambitious, driven, successful, that it is hard to find men who are secure. There's a lot of insecure dudes out here.

Perspective should never influence punishment. Too often in our society, we practice selective perspective. We're willing to see all the angles only when it suits us. When perspective becomes inconvenient, we can be unflinching, even cruel.

When you're young, you do dumb things. I just can't understand why some other athletes never were extended that same excuse.

Contrary to stodgy opinions, young men have a right to go out. They want to hang with their peers. They want to talk to women. They want to show off a little of their success. Nothing wrong with any of that - as long as they're careful.

Two things you almost always see when 'MTV Cribs' features a black superstar: a poster of Tony Montana and a poster of the Godfather. Montana and Michael Corleone, though fictional, are considered heroes by young black men everywhere.

The best-player argument shouldn't be determined by personal dislike.

Hakeem Olajuwon, David Robinson and Patrick Ewing will be among the best centers ever, but none of them affected the league the way Shaq and Tim Duncan have.

Yes, I discuss race openly, honestly and, hopefully, intelligently.

The sports world provides a great platform for racial discussions. It's also one of the few places in society where, 99 percent of the time, performance trumps race. Most times, but not always.