Charlie Sifford

If I was the Jackie Robinson of golf, I sure didn't do a very good job of it. Jackie was followed by hundreds of great black ballplayers who have transformed their sport... But there are hardly any black kids coming up through the ranks of golf today. ”

Golf is such a wonderful game. I love it to death. ”

I knew what I was getting into when I chose golf. Hell, I knew I'd never get rich and famous. All the discrimination, the not being able to play where I deserved and wanted to play - in the end, I didn't give a damn. I was made for a tough life because I'm a tough man. And in the end, I won: I got a lot of black people playing golf. ”

I believe there's - now, don't get me wrong; I'm not prejudiced - there's some white people in this country who'll never accept the black man as a golfer. That's true. ”

Prejudice hasn't changed to this day, not in golf. Maybe in other sports. ”

Every time I go into a tournament, I'm strictly on my own. I know I'm playing for my bread and butter. ”