Robinson was important to all blacks. To make it into the majors and to take all the name calling, he had to be something special. He had to take all this for years, not just for Jackie Robinson, but for…

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I think I was the best baseball player I ever saw.

I think I was the best baseball player I ever saw.

That's how easy baseball was for me. I'm not trying to brag or anything, but...

That's how easy baseball was for me. I'm not trying to brag or anything, but...

I'm a very lucky guy. I had so many people help me over the years...

I'm a very lucky guy. I had so many people help me over the years...

And my father didn't have money for me to go to college. And at that...

And my father didn't have money for me to go to college. And at that...

They throw the ball, I hit it. They hit the ball, I catch it.

They throw the ball, I hit it. They hit the ball, I catch it.

Baseball is a game, yes. It is also a business. But what is most truly...

Baseball is a game, yes. It is also a business. But what is most truly...

I was a baseball player, I taught baseball, and all of a sudden I was...

I was a baseball player, I taught baseball, and all of a sudden I was...

Every time I look at my pocketbook, I see Jackie Robinson.

Every time I look at my pocketbook, I see Jackie Robinson.

When I was in Birmingham I used to go to a place called Redwood Field....

When I was in Birmingham I used to go to a place called Redwood Field....

I played with the Birmingham Black Barons. I was making 500 at 14. That was...

I played with the Birmingham Black Barons. I was making 500 at 14. That was...

If you can do that - if you run, hit, run the bases, hit with...

If you can do that - if you run, hit, run the bases, hit with...

It's not hard. When I'm not hitting, I don't hit nobody. But when I'm hitting,...

It's not hard. When I'm not hitting, I don't hit nobody. But when I'm hitting,...

I didn't say I was that smart, I said I went to class and I...

I didn't say I was that smart, I said I went to class and I...

I was very fortunate to play sports. All the anger in me went out. I...

I was very fortunate to play sports. All the anger in me went out. I...

Defense to me is the key to playing baseball.

Defense to me is the key to playing baseball.

In 1950, when the Giants signed me, they gave me $15,000. I bought a 1950...

In 1950, when the Giants signed me, they gave me $15,000. I bought a 1950...

In order to excel, you must be completely dedicated to your chosen sport. You must...

In order to excel, you must be completely dedicated to your chosen sport. You must...

I always enjoyed playing ball, and it didn't matter to me whether I played with...

I always enjoyed playing ball, and it didn't matter to me whether I played with...

Maybe I was born to play ball. Maybe I truly was.

Maybe I was born to play ball. Maybe I truly was.

I think I was programmed to do good things when I came into the majors....

I think I was programmed to do good things when I came into the majors....