John Carlos: “I mean all the [athletes] that have stepped backwards from their games to set a precedent and make statement, to let ownership know there’s been plenty of time relevant to black lives being taken by the hands of law enforcement, and the fact is the ownerships have never shown respect or concern for those black lives. These women as well as men became my heroes. I wanted to knock all the stuff I had off my mantelpiece and put each and every one of them on my mantelpiece as someone I should commemorate, someone I should cherish, someone I should respect and honor. They’re my heroes.”