Reggie White

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• I have a lot of respect for tough coaches.

• God places the heaviest burden on those who can carry its weight.

• Winning the Super Bowl was a great day in my life, but that day in Jerusalem (reading the ancient Hebrew version of Matthew) was, without a doubt, the greatest day of my life!

• Why did God create us differently? Why did God make me black and you white? Why did God make the next guy Korean and the next guy Asian and the other guy Hispanic? Why did God create the Indians?

• Well, it's interesting to me to know why now. When you look at the black race, black people are very gifted in what we call worship and celebration. A lot of us like to dance, and if you go to black churches, you see people jumping up and down, because they really get into it.

• White people were blessed with the gift of structure and organization. You guys do a good job of building businesses and things of that nature and you know how to tap into money pretty much better than a lot of people do around the world.

• Hispanics are gifted in family structure. You can see a Hispanic person and they can put 20 or 30 people in one home. They were gifted in the family structure.

• When you look at the Asians, the Asian is very gifted in creation, creativity and inventions. If you go to Japan or any Asian country, they can turn a television into a watch. They're very creative. And you look at the Indians, they have been very gifted in the spirituality.

• When you put all of that together, guess what it makes. It forms a complete image of God.

• We've allowed this sin [homosexuality] to run rampant in our nation, and because it has run rampant in our nation, our nation is in the condition it's in today.

• I am going to speak the truth and I am going to speak out against things that's [sic] hurting our children, that's [sic] killing off our people.

• Now, I believe that one of the reasons that Jesus was accused of being a homosexual is because he spent time with homosexuals. I've often had people ask me, would you allow a homosexual to be your friend. Yes, I will.

• Homosexuality is a decision, it's not a race. People from all different ethnic backgrounds live in this lifestyle. But people from all different ethnic backgrounds also are liars and cheaters and malicious back-stabbers.

• I hit hard for the glory of God.

• God will not ask me how many Pro Bowls I was in, He will ask me if I knew Jesus.

• Prayer proceeds miracles.

• God does not exist to to do our will. We exist to do His.

About White

• He was a man that really loved people, people of all colors and creed, it didn't matter what shape or color you came in, Reggie was a man who really loved people.
  • Mike Quick, former wide receiver

• When I shook his hand, it felt like sticking my hand in a catcher’s mitt. When he hugged me, he had to bend over. His size made me feel like a little boy.
  • Monte Judah, Messianic teacher