"It is a coming together of athletes because we are beginning to talk now, the younger generations are beginning to talk. And there's no such thing as perfection. There's working toward the freedom of feeling a need to understand and to love. "I let my actions do my talking. So later on, I could rectify my need to make known that love is the key. Understanding is the door and the background is the future of what you might be. Although he would never go to another Olympics, Smith switched sports and played three seasons of professional football for the NFL team Cincinnati Bengals where he spent most of the time on the practice squad. "I would definitely step in there with no hesitation if it put me in the right position."