I certainly didn't think of a world record in the first 50 meters because I was simply too slow for that.
Racism oppresses its victims, but also binds the oppressors, who sear their consciences with more and more lies until they become prisoners of those lies. They cannot face the truth of human equality because it reveals the horror of the injustices they commit.
Now I know what a statesman is; he's a dead politician. We need more statesmen.