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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...

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

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

Defense to me is the key to playing baseball.

Defense to me is the key to playing baseball.

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

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

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...

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 don't compare 'em, I just catch 'em.

I don't compare 'em, I just catch 'em.

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

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

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...

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....

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

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

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.

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...

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....

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.

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...

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...

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...