Ninety years after slavery, blacks were still segregated from whites. They still had separate drinking fountains, separate restrooms, separate neighborhoods, and separate schools. They still were expected to sit at the back of the bus. Benjamin Watson Read Quote
I pride myself on leaving no stone unturned as far as being the most prepared that I can be. Benjamin Watson Read Quote
Good players on good teams don’t get too high, don’t get too low. They’re even-keeled, and they go about their business the right way. Benjamin Watson Read Quote
What I’ve found, and what Scripture tells us, is that your faith is not something on the side, something you carry with you – it is inherently who you are. Benjamin Watson Read Quote
Athletes are in a position where others think they shouldn’t weigh in on certain social topics. Benjamin Watson Read Quote
I think that part of the issue here is when people hear ‘Black Lives Matter,’ sometimes they think that someone is saying your life doesn’t matter, and that’s not what ‘Black Lives Matter,’ at least to me, is saying. Benjamin Watson Read Quote
The reason why ‘Black Lives Matter’ is a chant is because a lot of people feel, myself included, that sometimes they don’t matter. Benjamin Watson Read Quote
In the public, it seems to be painted that when minorities get pregnant, they need to get abortions, especially when it comes to teen pregnancy. It’s like, when black girls are pregnant, it’s like a statistic, but when white girls get pregnant, they get a TV show. Benjamin Watson Read Quote
The only way to really cure what’s on the inside is understanding that Jesus Christ died for our sins. Benjamin Watson Read Quote
You never really get to the point in any offense – even when I was in New England for six years – where things don’t change. Benjamin Watson Read Quote