When I was at the 'Philadelphia Inquirer,' I was promoted nine times in my first 13 years. I ultimately went from general assignment to beats on St. Joe's and Temple, to backup writer, to NBA writer, to NBA columnist, to, ultimately, in 2003, to general sports columns.

Stephen A. Smith

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You don't have the right to hold somebody accountable for standar... by Stephen A. Smith

You don't have the right to hold somebody accountable for standards you refuse to apply to yourself.

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standards refuse

You have haters from all walks of life. I could care less who wan... by Stephen A. Smith

You have haters from all walks of life. I could care less who wants me to fail. They inspire me.

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care want inspire

I don't consider myself just a black man. I consider myself a bro... by Stephen A. Smith

I don't consider myself just a black man. I consider myself a brotha. I love my people.

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black men people

Black folks in America are telling one party, 'We don't give a damn about you.' They're telling the other party, 'You've got our vote.' Therefore, you have labeled yourself 'disenfranchised' because one party knows they've got you under their thumb. The other party knows they'll never get you and nobody comes to address your interest.

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party giving america

No one tells me what to think. I think for me. by Stephen A. Smith

No one tells me what to think. I think for me.

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thinking

LeBron James has cemented himself as one of the GREAT PLAYERS of... by Stephen A. Smith

LeBron James has cemented himself as one of the GREAT PLAYERS of ALL TIME.

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all-time player

Nick Young embarrassed himself. Carlos Boozer embarassed himself.... by Stephen A. Smith

Nick Young embarrassed himself. Carlos Boozer embarassed himself. Jordan Hill embarrassed himself.

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hills jordan young

A child is not an adult, a child didn't ask to be here. Any man that doesn't take care of his responsibilities to his family and to his children, do me a favor STOP calling yourself a man..at least have the decency to admit that you're a boy. You don't know what manhood is.

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responsibility boys children

You want to be recognized for being popular but you also want to... by Stephen A. Smith

You want to be recognized for being popular but you also want to be recognized for being great.

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being-popular want

As resolute as I feel about my convictions, if I'm wrong, I'm man enough to say I'm wrong, because I find it a rare occasion anyway.

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rare-occasion enough men

I'm not anti-anything. I'm not anti-Jew or Gentile, I'm not anti-white, but I am pro-black. I am pro my people. And I love us so much that it gets on my nerves when we do stupid things.

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stupid white people

I think that just talking about what guys shouldn’t do, we got to also make sure that you can do your part to do whatever you can do to make, to try to make sure it doesn’t happen.

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guy talking thinking

There's nothing about Tony Romo that deserves to be associated wi... by Stephen A. Smith

There's nothing about Tony Romo that deserves to be associated with America's Team.

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team deserve america

The Dallas Cowboys are in big trouble. by Stephen A. Smith

The Dallas Cowboys are in big trouble.

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dallas cowboy trouble

I don't speak for all of us, but I'm pretty sure that my thoughts and opinions and beliefs identify with most people who are black because that's my soul.

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black soul people

You don't buy chemistry, nor do you manufacture it, it is what it... by Stephen A. Smith

You don't buy chemistry, nor do you manufacture it, it is what it is.

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it-is-what-it-is chemistry

Right now if you ask me Carmelo Anthony is GONE. He's going to L.... by Stephen A. Smith

Right now if you ask me Carmelo Anthony is GONE. He's going to L.A. to play w/Kobe Bryant.

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ask-me gone play

I'm not just a black man, I'm a brotha. I love my people. When I'm on the air I am fully aware that I am not just representing myself but representing us.

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air men people

I'm no liar. I could have been wrong, but I ended up not being [w... by Stephen A. Smith

I'm no liar. I could have been wrong, but I ended up not being [wrong]. But I'm no liar.

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could-have-been has-beens liars

If I'm wrong, I'm man enough to say I'm wrong. by Stephen A. Smith

If I'm wrong, I'm man enough to say I'm wrong.

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ifs enough men