"When I was a kid, no one would believe anything positive that you could say about black people. That's a terrible burden."

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"When I was a kid, no one would believe anything positive that you could say about black people. That's a terrible burden."

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"If someone's going to talk about me, I'd want it to be positively. The way many write, you'd think only bad things were interesting. If we don't think positive, what's the use? It's a lot more fun, you know."

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"Positive, adj.: Mistaken at the top of one's voice."

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"The actual danger is nothing, and the positive advantages very great."

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"That's my gift. I let that negativity roll off me like water off a duck's back. If it's not positive, I didn't hear it. If you can overcome that, fights are easy."

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"When the media defines something, you have to question: Is it the definition that you want applied to your culture? I'm trying to determine who's leaving the legacy, and if the legacy that is being left is a positive one."

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"When the going got tough, I really had to draw on many of the same competitive instincts I did when I was skating. I really had to put my head down and stay positive. I had to fight."

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"I am positive that flexibility is a feminine characteristic."

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