Stephen A. Smith
Stephen A. Smith

I'm not an actor, though people say I can act.

Stephen A. Smith
Stephen A. Smith

Everyone that knows me knows I'm about winning.

Stephen A. Smith
Stephen A. Smith

I realize there is a paucity of African-Americans in my position. Everywhere I go, people say, 'Don't mess this up. Don't forget about us.' You feel a tremendous responsibility, not to take the black side of things but to make sure that side gets heard, because if I don't do it, who's going to do it?

Stephen A. Smith
Stephen A. Smith

When we got home from school, every TV in the house was on 'General Hospital,' so if I wanted to watch TV instead of do homework, I had to watch 'General Hospital.'

Stephen A. Smith
Stephen A. Smith

I don't believe I ever come across as a know-it-all.

Stephen A. Smith
Stephen A. Smith

Radio affords you the opportunity to pontificate and elaborate extensively.

Stephen A. Smith
Stephen A. Smith

The truth hurts sometimes, particularly when it involves someone at a low point in their life.

Stephen A. Smith
Stephen A. Smith

My first newspaper job was a high school reporter for the 'New York Daily News.'

Stephen A. Smith
Stephen A. Smith

LeBron James and Dwyane Wade don't just beat you, they snatch your heart.

Stephen A. Smith
Stephen A. Smith

I've watched presidential debates since I was a teen, and I love it.

Stephen A. Smith
Stephen A. Smith

You want to be the best at something.

Stephen A. Smith
Stephen A. Smith

Like, when they say to me, 'Screamin' A.' - I'm the only dude on the air who's loud? I know plenty of white dudes who are screaming and going off. They're called passionate. I'm called loud.

Stephen A. Smith
Stephen A. Smith

If you are the president of the United States of America, you are 70 years of age, and you are tweeting - literally competing with 15- and 17-year-olds - that is a problem.

Stephen A. Smith
Stephen A. Smith

I've never taken an acting lesson in my life, and it's not my chosen profession, so I'm flattered when people say I can do it and give me props for doing it.

Stephen A. Smith
Stephen A. Smith

Maybe, instead of putting our standards on other people, we should be very reticent, apprehensive, and deliberate and methodical in choosing whom we choose to elevate in the eyes of the public as role models.

Stephen A. Smith
Stephen A. Smith

LaDainian Tomlinson, Hines Ward, Marion Barber, and a host of other black stars help the NFL shine brightly week after week.

Stephen A. Smith
Stephen A. Smith

Money is here to be made in America. - for those with the ability to earn it legitimately. The exception appears to be when you're young, gifted, and black. There are always questions when the three intertwine.

Stephen A. Smith
Stephen A. Smith

Negativity sells.

Stephen A. Smith
Stephen A. Smith

I work in a public forum, and all I can do is say what I honestly feel.

Stephen A. Smith
Stephen A. Smith

It bothers me when nobody is criticizing me, because then I am not doing something.