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Anybody can get bigheaded once they know the seat cannot be pulled out from under them.
Owww! Damnit! That hurts!!
You know, before when (the police went) to work, they used to be like, 'I'm gonna kick somebody's ass today and so I hope I can catch somebody in a bad situation or breaking the law, because I'm gonna beat someone's ass in a big way, I think that attitude has changed.
As far as having peace within myself, the one way I can do that is forgiving the people who have done wrong to me. It causes more stress to build up anger. Peace is more productive.
I had to learn to forgive. I couldn't sleep at night. I got ulcers. I had to let go, to let God deal with it. No one wants to be mad in their own house. I didn't want to be angry my whole life. It takes so much energy out of you to be mean.
I realize I will always be the poster child for police brutality, but I can try to use that as a positive force for healing and restraint.
As a black man, you run from the cops. It's different now, but back when I was coming up, you run.
It's happening right now ... it's just not on film, it's not being recorded.
Nice guys just don't finish first in the music industry.
Waking up sober is a good day. I love being able to wake up and do positive things, to go to the gym.
The trouble that they see me in is a part of my life that I'm working on.
I tell myself time heals. It really does.
Over the years, a lot of rappers - Lil' Wayne, Ice Cube - have used my name in their songs. I'm a real touchstone of history.
I know and value what it means to wake up and be alive and to share my story. I'm so blessed to be here and to be able to talk about it.
For a long time, sure, I was letting the pressure of being Rodney King get to me. It ain't easy. Even now, I walk into a place wondering, 'What people are thinking? Do they know who I am? What do they think about what happened? Do they blame me for the all those people who died?'
We could all get along if we just hang out at iSurfing.
It's not painful to relive it. I'm comfortable with my position in American history.
I sometimes feel like I'm caught in a vise. Some people feel like I'm some kind of hero. Others hate me.
I'm a religious person. I remember my mom told me: 'Vengeance belongs to God. It's up to him to wreak vengeance.' It's hard for me to get to that point, but that's the work of God.
