And I'd be lying if I told you that as a black man in baseball I hadn't gone through worse times than my teammates.

Quote by Curt Flood

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I lost money, coaching jobs, a shot at the Hall of Fame.

I lost money, coaching jobs, a shot at the Hall of Fame.

But I want you to know that what I'm doing here I'm doing as a...

But I want you to know that what I'm doing here I'm doing as a...

I was leaving probably one of the greatest organizations in hte world at that time...

I was leaving probably one of the greatest organizations in hte world at that time...

I'm a child of the sixties, I'm a man of the sixties. During that period...

I'm a child of the sixties, I'm a man of the sixties. During that period...

If you destroyed the underpinnings of this great American sport, you are a hated, ugly,...

If you destroyed the underpinnings of this great American sport, you are a hated, ugly,...

I'll also say, yes, I think the change in black consciuosness in recent years has...

I'll also say, yes, I think the change in black consciuosness in recent years has...

It was so difficult for the fans to understand my problems with baseball.

It was so difficult for the fans to understand my problems with baseball.

Customary though it may be to write about that institutionalized pastime as though it existed...

Customary though it may be to write about that institutionalized pastime as though it existed...

Remember when I told you about the American dream? That if you worked hard enough...

Remember when I told you about the American dream? That if you worked hard enough...

All the grand work was laid for people who came after me. The Supreme Court...

All the grand work was laid for people who came after me. The Supreme Court...

The baseball establishment is permissive about revelry.

The baseball establishment is permissive about revelry.

I'm a human being I'm not a piece of property. I am not a consignment...

I'm a human being I'm not a piece of property. I am not a consignment...

I'd often wondered what would I do if I were ever traded, because it happened...

I'd often wondered what would I do if I were ever traded, because it happened...

Whatever I contributed to the unique morale of the Cardinals was part of this growth,...

Whatever I contributed to the unique morale of the Cardinals was part of this growth,...

Baseball regards us as sheep.

Baseball regards us as sheep.

I was told by the general manager that a white player had received a higher...

I was told by the general manager that a white player had received a higher...

People try to make a Greek tragedy of my life, and they can't do it....

People try to make a Greek tragedy of my life, and they can't do it....

Baseball was socially relevant, and so was my rebellion against it.

Baseball was socially relevant, and so was my rebellion against it.