Im so against anybody portraying that generation that didso much to raise such a great group of kidsto be looked at as hopeless and hapless, they would beput down and disgusted to be looked at as oppressed when we were victors. Burgess Owens More Quotes by Burgess Owens More Quotes From Burgess Owens What this young man does n’t understand is the very first martyr for freedom in our country was a black man, he does n’t understand the Tuskegee airmen, who had hundreds of battles over the skies of Germany so he can sit and be ignorant as he wants to be today. Burgess Owens sports I believe that my worth is not measured by what I do, by the honors that are bestowed upon me, or by material wealth that I might obtain. Instead, I am measured by the courage I show while standing for my beliefs, by the dedication I exhibit to ensure my word is good, and the resolve I undertake to establish my actions and deeds as honorable. Burgess Owens i-am good me courage My dad and uncles were among the 125,000 proud black American volunteers who, throughout their entire lives, considered their decision to serve during WWII as their greatest honor. Burgess Owens dad black proud decision It was the understanding of the power of perception that allowed the Martin Luther King, Jr. generations to stay true to the strategy of non-violence, refusing to retaliate when every emotional instinct would justify them doing so. Burgess Owens king true understanding power As a former NFL player, I am one American who will have nothing to do with any NFL Team that cannot find the corporate courage to stand for the millions of courageous past great Americans whose sacrifice gave meaning to our flag and national anthem and to the millions upon millions who still dream to come to its free shores. Burgess Owens i-am great courage past W. E. B Dubois used the NAACP platform for two decades to discredit the character, reputation, and fund-raising efforts of capitalist and Tuskegee University founder, Booker T. Washington. Burgess Owens university reputation character two The NAACP was not a black-run, black-originated organization. It was run by 21 white, socialist, atheist, Marxist Democrats. It was the antithesis of Rev. Martin Luther King Sr.'s community at that time, which was capitalist, Christian, very pro-life, and pro-America. Burgess Owens king community white time In the decades since my youth, I've witnessed the explosion of fatherless families and an exponential increase in illiteracy and crime. Burgess Owens fatherless illiteracy youth crime There is nothing more rewarding than winning when you're looked at as not being capable of doing so. Burgess Owens nothing doing you winning White Americans, stop apologizing; we live in the greatest country in the history of mankind, and it's there because of our ancestors - those who came to this country and did their very best. And every generation has gotten better at what we're good at. Burgess Owens best good white history We're dealing with whether we're going to accept the idea of socialism and Marxism and atheism. Or go back to the American way, Judeo-Christian values, which meritocracy is part of it. The idea that content and character and talent are colorblind. Burgess Owens socialism talent character way We live in the greatest country in the history of mankind every single day. Burgess Owens live day country history It is not a fun process to run full-tilt toward guys who are running toward you full-tilt. Burgess Owens run you process fun We understood, growing up - 'cause it was taught in our family home, my mom and dad - to respect women, for instance. To respect yourself. That you respect your name. Those are the kind of things we were taught. Burgess Owens you women respect family At the end of the day, there are risks; there's no question - in any sport, any activity. Burgess Owens end-of-the-day risks end day Experience can be a great teacher. Burgess Owens great experience teacher I learned the major difference between college and pro football. In the pros, you're up against a top receiver almost every minute of time. In college, maybe one comes along every third game. Burgess Owens game you time football One of these days, I'm going to stop learning through my errors. Burgess Owens days stop through learning You learn in the pros that errors can be costly. Burgess Owens pros learn you errors I played on the Jets during Namath's last four years, and we used to ask ourselves, 'When is it going to happen? When are they finally going to replace him?' We'd wait for it, week by week, but it never happened. Burgess Owens happen wait never week
