Joe Williams looked into the camera on ABC's Q+A program this week, and with a pained expression said: "We see racism everywhere, even when you don't see it."
It comes from a Wiradjuri man who has played professional rugby league and forged an internationally successful boxing career while confronting the ugliness of racism.
He told of how he wants to hit out when he endures racist attacks but stops short when he remembers the words of his father, who told him that if you react with violence you are the one who loses.
