I would try and help everybody, because the game was so easy for me. It was just like walking in the park.

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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...

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...

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...

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

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

Robinson was important to all blacks. To make it into the majors and to take...

Robinson was important to all blacks. To make it into the majors and to take...

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...

People talk about that catch and, I've said this many times, that I've made better...

People talk about that catch and, I've said this many times, that I've made better...

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...

When I'm not hitting, I don't hit nobody. But, when I'm hitting, I hit anybody.

When I'm not hitting, I don't hit nobody. But, when I'm hitting, I hit anybody.

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

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

I don't mean to be bashful, but I was.

I don't mean to be bashful, but I was.

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...

Yes, I had to learn how to live life outside, but I had so many...

Yes, I had to learn how to live life outside, but I had so many...

At ten I was playing against 18-year-old guys. At 15 I was playing professional ball...

At ten I was playing against 18-year-old guys. At 15 I was playing professional ball...

The greatest challenge I think is adjusting to not playing baseball. The reason for that...

The greatest challenge I think is adjusting to not playing baseball. The reason for that...

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...

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

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

When I got to professional ball I used to play 150 games every year. It...

When I got to professional ball I used to play 150 games every year. It...

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,...

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....