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> [Remember when I told you about the American dream? That if you worked hard enough and tried hard enough and kicked yourself in the butt, you'd succeed? Well, I think I did, I think I did.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/curt-flood/remember-when-i-told-you-about-the-american-dream-that-if-you-worked/)

[Curt Flood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/curt-flood/)

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## More by Curt Flood

> [Baseball regards us as sheep.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/curt-flood/baseball-regards-us-as-sheep/)

[Curt Flood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/curt-flood/)

> [The funny thing about these uniforms is that you hang them in the closet and they get smaller and smaller.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/curt-flood/the-funny-thing-about-these-uniforms-is-that-you-hang-them-in-the/)

[Curt Flood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/curt-flood/)

> [“I am pleased God made my skin black. I only wish He had to made it thicker.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/curt-flood/i-am-pleased-god-made-my-skin-black-i-only-wish-he-had-to-made-it/)

[Curt Flood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/curt-flood/)

> [Customary though it may be to write about that institutionalized pastime as though it existed apart from the general environment, my story does not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/curt-flood/customary-though-it-may-be-to-write-about-that-institutionalized/)

[Curt Flood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/curt-flood/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/curt-flood/and-i-d-be-lying-if-i-told-you-that-as-a-black-man-in-baseball-i-hadn/)

[Curt Flood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/curt-flood/)

> [Whatever I contributed to the unique morale of the Cardinals was part of this growth, and so, of course, was my decision to have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/curt-flood/whatever-i-contributed-to-the-unique-morale-of-the-cardinals-was-part/)

[Curt Flood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/curt-flood/)

> [There is no such thing as bragging. You're either lying or telling the truth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/curt-flood/there-is-no-such-thing-as-bragging-you-re-either-lying-or-telling-the/)

[Curt Flood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/curt-flood/)

> [I lost money, coaching jobs, a shot at the Hall of Fame. But when you weigh that against all the things that are really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/curt-flood/i-lost-money-coaching-jobs-a-shot-at-the-hall-of-fame-but-when-you/)

[Curt Flood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/curt-flood/)

> [All the grand work was laid for people who came after me. The Supreme Court decided not to give it to me, so they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/curt-flood/all-the-grand-work-was-laid-for-people-who-came-after-me-the-supreme/)

[Curt Flood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/curt-flood/)

> [I am pleased that God made my skin black - but I wish He had made it thicker.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/curt-flood/i-am-pleased-that-god-made-my-skin-black-but-i-wish-he-had-made-it/)

[Curt Flood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/curt-flood/)

> [I'll also say, yes, I think the change in black consciuosness in recent years has made me more sensitive to injustice in every area…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/curt-flood/i-ll-also-say-yes-i-think-the-change-in-black-consciuosness-in-recent/)

[Curt Flood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/curt-flood/)

> [I was told by the general manager that a white player had received a higher raise than me. Because white people required more money…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/curt-flood/i-was-told-by-the-general-manager-that-a-white-player-had-received-a/)

[Curt Flood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/curt-flood/)

> [“I am pleased the Lord made my skin Black. I wish He had made it thicker.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/curt-flood/i-am-pleased-the-lord-made-my-skin-black-i-wish-he-had-made-it-thicker/)

[Curt Flood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/curt-flood/)

> [Everybody thinks of baseball as a sacred cow. When you have the nerve to challenge it, people look down their noses at you. There…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/curt-flood/everybody-thinks-of-baseball-as-a-sacred-cow-when-you-have-the-nerve/)

[Curt Flood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/curt-flood/)

> [The baseball establishment is permissive about revelry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/curt-flood/the-baseball-establishment-is-permissive-about-revelry/)

[Curt Flood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/curt-flood/)

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