Quotes About Inclusion

When I was introduced to balls, it was only in New York, now it's spreading everywhere. I couldn't be happier.

At the high school level, the coaches get these kids in revenue-driven sports and take them away from baseball. There's so much pressure on these kids to even play spring football. We need to get the African-American players back in the game, which I think would make it not only a better game, but more exciting and entertaining for everyone.

One of my biggest goals is to spur economic development in communities and neighborhoods that have not had that before.

When I signed for Spurs, I was the only black player in the team.

When I joined there was probably one woman in the CID office and one in the crime squad and just two of us on a team of about 40 or 50 people.

The more you play, the more you feel part of the squad, and then, in turn, you end up playing better. I think it's a psychological gap as well - if you don't think you're a first-team player, then you won't be.

All I want is to be just another member of the squad and fight for a place in the side.

It was a great feeling to be included in the Indian Test squad. I always wanted to be a part of the Indian Test squad, and it was more like a dream come true for me.

I don't know how you get in the England squad without getting in the Arsenal team.

I believe that whatever squad I join, I can add to it. It might take some time, but that's what I'm there for.

No matter what squad I go to, I always feel I can add something to it.

It's very important to know what you are facing, whether you are going to be part of the team or just a squad player.

There is a lot of discrimination. Consider this: whenever a badminton squad is sent for an international meet, there are usually 10 boys and 3-4 girls. Why is it like this? Why can't we send an equal number of boys and girls?

I was brought up in black neighborhoods in South Baltimore. And we really felt like we were very black. We acted black and we spoke black. When I was a kid growing up, where I came from, it was hip to be black. To be white was kind of square.

Many in our increasingly secular culture want to chase Christians out of the public square altogether.

Dating shows should exist for people who aren't straight. They're out there, there aren't enough of them. Whether you try and squeeze a format that already works into something else. I don't know.'

I actually put Jubilee in 'Squirrel Girl.' I made it a priority.

I think we need to show people that they have a place in the Democratic Party, whether they come from San Francisco or St. Louis.

The greatest way to ensure stability in our laws is to ensure that everyone has an opportunity to participate in some way in the passage.

Any efforts or opportunity to expand the civil bonds and rights to anyone that wants to build a stable, happy household should be promoted.

It's a dream that we, as women footballers, get to play in the same stadium as the men.

Ultimately, we are doing the same job as the men, but I understand that we're not filling out stadiums.

One of the management imperatives in the '90s is managing diversity. Whatever the organization, when the constituents of that organization look at the board and management staff, they need to find themselves.

If you look at your companies, and half of your staff are not female, and a decent percentage of them are not people of color, then you are part of the problem because you need people working for you and you need people in positions of leadership who can exercise their bias and who can exercise their perspective.