"Through My Eyes" points out certain issues in sports from a minority perspective, addresses the chess analogy of the industry, and the need for diversity. Are minority-athletes just pawns in sports? They're the ones in the battles, but are treated like underclass-citizens after completing their athletic careers for their institutions. Opportunity is the master key for unlocking doors for diversity. It's time for a change. ""It's not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could've done better. The credit belongs to the man whose actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust, sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs; comes up short again and again, because there's no effort without error or shortcoming.."."who, at the best knows in the end the triumph of high-achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat."" -Theodore Roosevelt

"I strive to give back knowledge and understanding to my community. If it's only through the inspiration of my words."
--Roderick Van Daniel, author of "A Poor Man's Dream"

"Strength From Words" will inspire the uninspired to change their path and focus on the positive attributes of their journey in life.

This book is dedicated to all women. "For the Love of You" is expressing the males' theories and hopes in the dating and relationship process. Men have the same dreams and aspirations about love as women.

"For the Love of You" expresses certain qualities that men are looking for in a lady. For instance, we are searching for someone who is caring, strong, loving, sexy, intelligent, spiritual, and honest. These are only a few qualities that we look for in a woman.

"For the Love of You" is dedicated to all the women of the world who are striving to understand the men thought process in a relationship.

--Roderick Van Daniel