It's been about a week since Barack Obama won the presidency, and everyone is still in a bit of euphoria after the election. The folks at the Associated Press talked to a handful of Black athletes to get their take on the election and what it meant to them.

"It reminded me of, obviously, when Martin Luther King spoke and the messages that he spoke about," McNabb said about watching Obama give his victory speech. "As a man, if you teared up, it was acceptable because it was that deep. For the first time, I had the opportunity to vote and I can say that I was a part of it."

LeBron James showed his support for Obama when he donated money to a committee working for the President-elect, and was impressed that Obama was playing hoops before he stepped out at Grant Park in Chicago to give his speech.

"They say that's a ritual for him, like me coming in early and getting a massage before the game," James said. "It got him prepared. The speech was, wow. If it takes basketball for him to say things like that, then let him do it."

"We talk about the black vote, but white America is the one that makes the difference, and they voted for an African-American," added Phoenix Sun Grant Hill. "You can have all the black votes you want, but if you don't have the white vote, you ain't going to win. It just shows a lot."

Venus and Serena Williams were equally impressed with the United States of America electing its first Black president, even though their religion, Jehovah Witness, restricts them from voting.

"America is a wonderful place. I love my country, and I love living there," Venus said. "I love my passport. But also it's a country that almost since its beginning; it was supposed to be a place where people were escaping intolerance. It became a country that was really intolerant of different minorities and skin colors. So I think it's amazing that America has the opportunity to have someone who is a minority of mixed race or whatever you want to call it."

"I was just thinking about everything, thinking about Martin Luther King and Malcolm X and all the pioneers," Serena added. " ... All of these people, Arthur Ashe, who led the way for us. It's amazing."

While the Denver Broncos were travelling to play the Cleveland Browns last week, they were keeping track of the election. Wide receiver Brandon Marshall couldn't have been happier.

"As soon as we found out that he won, my mom called me and she said, 'When you have your first child, just look them in the eyes and tell them, you know, you can be anything you want to be,'" Marshall said. "It happened for me and it happened for Barack and it happened for the United States."

To read more reactions from athletes, check out the AP story here.