[
Gavin and Narvel are preparing to race each other down the street]
Narvel Blue:
Look here, Ghost. You ain't got nothing to gain by this. I beat you, word gets out the Grey Ghost got whupped by a nigger. You beat me, they'll just say the Ghost beat some nigger just like he beats everybody else.
Gavin Grey:
I ain't doin' it for what people say, Blue. Let's race.
[
about the Gray Ghost's theme restaurant]
Babs Grey:
I'm running this place. I'm good at it. Did anybody ever think I was good at anything? I sure didn't.
Babs Grey:
[
watching Gavin's first pro game] It's so rough!
Player's Wife #1:
Yep, pro's a different game, honey. Not much rah-rah up here. Not like when you were homecoming queen back in... where was it?
Babs Grey:
Louisiana. I was Magnolia Queen.
Player's Wife #2:
Most of us were the queen of something. Now? We're just players' wives.
Babs Grey:
You once asked for his name for a chain of drive-ins.
Narvel Blue:
Too late for that now.
Babs Grey:
Then will you give me a job?
Narvel Blue:
I got a hundred black men need jobs! Black women, too. Why should I give you one?
Babs Grey:
Because you need white faces.
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