I've been captivated by the ...

I've been captivated by the idea of being on a basketball court and being surrounded by people who made me look a little bit less like a freak.
 John Amaechi

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In a country like America, there are places, many states here still where coming out means you lose your job, where coming out means division, where it means potentially abuse.
 John Amaechi
We need to accept that some people are camp and some people are butch. Some people are pretty and some people are average, but we all fit.
 John Amaechi
We need to get past the point where being black and a male means that I am likely to mug you for your wallet, likely to have a minus 15 on my IQ, likely to not go to college and likely to wear my pants below my arse.
 John Amaechi