Jemele Hill

“I've found in conversations with people - and not just white people either, because I realize there are some Black people that voted for Trump - usually when I get in these conversations with people who voted for Trump, there was always some level of his bigotry that appealed to them. Banning Muslims, building a wall, it was always something.”

“As an NBA fan, there is nothing more irritating than when the league's credibility is challenged by cockamamy conspiracy theories.”

“While America is generally a violent place, no culture in this country glorifies violence more than the African-American community. And consequently, no other racial group is as disproportionately affected by it.”

“When you're a kid, you don't understand your parents are flawed people. You want them to be perfect, and when they aren't, it's hard to deal with.”

“I just hope that my success is in some way influencing other outlets to really be much more purposeful in promoting, advancing and recruiting people of color.”

“No problem in the history of humankind has ever gotten solved by evading it.”

“The best-player argument shouldn't be determined by personal dislike.”

“Plenty of other franchises have reinvented themselves into winners after hitting rock bottom. The 1976 Tampa Bay team that went 0-14 arguably was worse than the 2008 Lions, but the Bucs reached the NFC Championship Game in 1979 and ultimately won the Super Bowl after the 2002 season.”

“SportsCenter' is the legacy brand at ESPN, I had a great year doing the show. But it was not a fit for me because ultimately I had a lot of things that I really wanted to say and wanted to express, and the 'SportsCenter' vehicle is not necessarily set up for that.”

“We Americans can be haughty. We can be delusional.”

“Personally, I love athletes on Twitter. I think it gives them an opportunity to engage and show some of their personality.”

“For some reason, when Colin Kaepernick took a knee, people remained undecided about the side of history that he was on - which was clearly short-sighted on their part, because he was always right. Because there was no public momentum or approval behind what he did, people found it easier to say things like 'stick to sports.'”

“I'm usually fine with NFL players holding out. Considering the risk of injury and no guaranteed contracts, you can't blame them for getting what they can when they have the most leverage.”

“Think about the most successful coaches in sports. What did they all have in common? It wasn't their knowledge of X's and O's. It was their ability to lead, motivate and manage - traits you need no matter what or where you coach.”

“Even for a billionaire, a divorce isn't easy.”

“Too often, black athletes are presented as angry, overly aggressive and overly sexual. Or sometimes, they're just plain emasculated.”

“There's a long history and a pattern of Black athletes - and Black people, period - being told to shut up and accept whatever it is they're given.”

“Black people, too, are capable of being culturally arrogant.”

“I used to think my dad and I talked sports because it was just an easy way for two people who didn't know each other that well to make conversation. I see now it's also a way for me to see who my dad really is and, if I'm lucky, see why he made the choices he did.”