--- title: "2 Dwell Quotes By Monte Irvin" description: "2 Dwell quotes by Monte Irvin. Plus more from Monte Irvin and more Dwell sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/243/monte-irvin-26420_about_everyone-says-we-have-our-first-african_303814.jpg" --- > [Everyone says we have our first African American president. Has there ever been a Jewish president? An Italian president? They don't say a damn thing about that. You think we're still fighting the Civil War or something. If you want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/monte-irvin/everyone-says-we-have-our-first-african-american-president-has-there/) [Monte Irvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/monte-irvin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/243/monte-irvin-26420_about_everyone-says-we-have-our-first-african_303814.jpg) > [The reason we had an all-black outfield in '51 is Don Mueller got hurt, so Hank Thompson was a legitimate replacement. So what? People talk about, 'You're the first to do this. You're the first to do that.' Don't dwell…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/monte-irvin/the-reason-we-had-an-all-black-outfield-in-51-is-don-mueller-got-hurt/) [Monte Irvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/monte-irvin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dfb/monte-irvin-26420_about_the-reason-we-had-an-all-black-outfield_1507476.jpg) ## Other authors on Dwell ## More by Monte Irvin > [Willie Wells, Ray Dandridge, Leon Day, Buck Leonard, Quincy Troupe, Satchel Paige - earlier than when he was called up - Oscar Charleston and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/monte-irvin/willie-wells-ray-dandridge-leon-day-buck-leonard-quincy-troupe/) [Monte Irvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/monte-irvin/) > [Everyone says we have our first African American president. Has there ever been a Jewish president? An Italian president? They don't say a damn…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/monte-irvin/everyone-says-we-have-our-first-african-american-president-has-there/) [Monte Irvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/monte-irvin/) > [I was all-state in four sports in New Jersey, but sometimes I couldn't get served at a restaurant two blocks from my high school.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/monte-irvin/i-was-all-state-in-four-sports-in-new-jersey-but-sometimes-i-couldn-t/) [Monte Irvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/monte-irvin/) > [My mother was a Bible student, and when I was a youngster, both my mother and father would say, 'If people would only live…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/monte-irvin/my-mother-was-a-bible-student-and-when-i-was-a-youngster-both-my/) [Monte Irvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/monte-irvin/) > [I always felt that I had a mission in life. I thought I was born to play sports. Even now, I still feel that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/monte-irvin/i-always-felt-that-i-had-a-mission-in-life-i-thought-i-was-born-to/) [Monte Irvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/monte-irvin/) > [We used to look at each other and say, 'We play the same game with the same rules, the same bat, the same ball,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/monte-irvin/we-used-to-look-at-each-other-and-say-we-play-the-same-game-with-the/) [Monte Irvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/monte-irvin/) > [Early in life I learned, just through observation, that right always wins out over wrong. If a person has good intentions in his heart…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/monte-irvin/early-in-life-i-learned-just-through-observation-that-right-always/) [Monte Irvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/monte-irvin/) > [I played for Almendares in Cuba. Guess who was trying out for the team? Castro. Fidel Castro, as a pitcher. He could throw pretty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/monte-irvin/i-played-for-almendares-in-cuba-guess-who-was-trying-out-for-the-team/) [Monte Irvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/monte-irvin/) > [For me, there was nothing like my time with the Eagles - ever. We were young, and the world was new to us. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/monte-irvin/for-me-there-was-nothing-like-my-time-with-the-eagles-ever-we-were/) [Monte Irvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/monte-irvin/) > [Many of the greatest black athletes of all time played baseball for no money and no recognition. I'm just sorry many major league fans…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/monte-irvin/many-of-the-greatest-black-athletes-of-all-time-played-baseball-for/) [Monte Irvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/monte-irvin/) > [It was in 1942 and I flew from St. Louis to Mexico City. I had just gotten married and we were on our honeymoon.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/monte-irvin/it-was-in-1942-and-i-flew-from-st-louis-to-mexico-city-i-had-just/) [Monte Irvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/monte-irvin/) > [The reason we had an all-black outfield in '51 is Don Mueller got hurt, so Hank Thompson was a legitimate replacement. So what? People…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/monte-irvin/the-reason-we-had-an-all-black-outfield-in-51-is-don-mueller-got-hurt/) [Monte Irvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/monte-irvin/) > [Oscar Charleston was the Willie Mays of his day. Nobody ever played center field better than Willie Mays. Suppose they had never given Willie…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/monte-irvin/oscar-charleston-was-the-willie-mays-of-his-day-nobody-ever-played/) [Monte Irvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/monte-irvin/) > [I'm a forgiver. I might not forget, but I forgive. My mother, father and older brother always told me: 'Don't hold grudges. If you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/monte-irvin/i-m-a-forgiver-i-might-not-forget-but-i-forgive-my-mother-father-and/) [Monte Irvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/monte-irvin/) > [I played with Willie Mays and against Hank Aaron. They were tremendous players, but they were no Josh Gibson.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/monte-irvin/i-played-with-willie-mays-and-against-hank-aaron-they-were-tremendous/) [Monte Irvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/monte-irvin/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dwell/monte-irvin/#itemlist", "name": "2 Dwell Quotes By Monte Irvin", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Everyone says we have our first African American president. Has there ever been a Jewish president? An Italian president? They don't say a damn thing about that. 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