>> until very recently, you have publicly not had an attitude at all, i think that's fair to say, and very recently, you have begun, i think quite thoughtfully, to enunciate. what was the chain of your thinking? >> when i was playing, i was awed by everything. having come from a humble beginnings in richmond, virginia, but in these times it's really a mandate that you do something. there are other athletes and other black leaders period who are using their position of power and influence to wield practical progress. it's simply saying to myself, arthur, you must do something. you cannot sit by and let the world go by. >> he would call me up and say, harry, i was just thinking. i said man, what do you want? what's going on? what do we have to talk about? after a while, i came to respect his disposition. >> you grow up black in the