31.   Flowers is the first black athlete to win a gold medal at a Winter Olympics.

32.   For years, coaches at competing schools have used the symbols to persuade black athletes to steer clear of Ole Miss.

33.   Given how sports broadcasters have in the past degraded black athletes by praising only their physical gifts, this was a pleasant advance.

34.   Gore is competing against not only Republicans but also fellow presidential candidate Bill Bradley, a former pro basketball player with broad support among black athletes.

35.   Golenbock and Benedict agree that racism has been a factor in what seems to be a proportionately higher incidence of reports on black athletes.

36.   Going to BYU had already proved tough for a black athlete from Southern California.

37.   Hamilton has occasionally been cavalier or short-sighted about the use of the N-word, usually after a black athlete has used the word.

38.   He championed such vilified black athletes as Jackie Robinson, Tommie Smith and Muhammad Ali when only a handful of white reporters would.

39.   He said the group would focus primarily on providing services for black athletes in both the National Football League and the National Basketball Association.

40.   He hopes his success will attract other black athletes to vaulting.