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Lynn Swann Biography

Lynn Curtis Swann (born March 7, 1952) is the athletic director at the University of Southern California and a former American football player, broadcaster, and politician who was the chairman of the President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition from 2002 to 2005. In 2006, he was the Republican nominee for Governor of Pennsylvania. During his football career, he was a wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL).

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I was not a very good football player when I started out.

Football, Good, Player, Very Good

I feel like there should be more black head coaches.

Black, Coaches, Head, Should, Sports

And historically the owners have used loyalty to a team or a city to hold players as opposed to always paying their worth.

Loyalty, Owners, Paying, Player, Players, Team

If a player demonstrated that he is the best, and a team decides, even so, we don't want to pay him, as in any other business, he should be able to play elsewhere.

Decides, Elsewhere, Player, Sports, Team

Sports and entertainment have always been windows of opportunity for African Americans, when other doors were closed.

African, Closed, Doors, Opportunity, Sports

This being Black History Month, I would like to ask people to celebrate the similarities and not focus on the differences between people of color and not of color.

Color, Differences, Focus, People

Distance running to a professional athlete in my day was five laps around the field. And you stopped each lap to take your pulse.

Distance, Five, Football, Professional, Running, Stopped

We talk about freedoms for African-Americans but unless you have more than one option politically, how free are you?

African American, Free, Freedoms, Option, Sports, Talk

Professional sports is a business.

Business, Professional, Professional Sports, Sports

Some people play very, very well just so they won't get embarrassed.

Embarrassed, Embarrassment, People, Play

Very often we see coaches who have not been successful being recycled, instead of looking to a new face or a new name who has demonstrated the ability to handle the job.

Face, Jobs, See, Sports, Successful

I enjoy playing the game. It's hard for me to just watch it, even while broadcasting.

Broadcasting, Game, Games, Playing, Sports, Watches

Take the time to discover how African-Americans have had a great impact on this country. In science, education, literature, art, and politics.

Country, Education, Impact, Science, Sports

I believe that today's players who are Christians feel that it's important and their responsibility to acknowledge their faith.

Believe, Christian, Christians, Faith, Responsibility, Sports

I think that most minorities have experienced some form of racial abuse.

Abuse, Experienced, Minorities, Racial, Thinking

When I was in college there was a girls' flag football league. The girls were extremely aggressive.

College, Extremely, Flag, Football, Girl

Players today are concerned about the money, but the large dollars only go to those players who are the best.

Concerned, Dollars, Large, Player, Players, Sports

I took several years of dance lessons that included ballet, tap and jazz. They helped a great deal with body control, balance, a sense of rhythm, and timing.

Ballet, Dance, Lessons, Rhythm, Sports, Years