Valuable Team Quotes by Roberto Clemente

I loved the game so much that even though our playing field was muddy and we had many trees on it, I used to…

— Roberto Clemente

I want to be remembered as a ballplayer who gave all I had to give.

— Roberto Clemente

A country without idols is nothing.

— Roberto Clemente

When I was a little kid, I wanted to be a baseball player. This is something I think about. The more I think about…

— Roberto Clemente

I am convinced that God wanted me to be a baseball player.

— Roberto Clemente

The Dodgers told me a big bonus was no good, and they said other players would resent it. Better for me to take a…

— Roberto Clemente

But some people act like they think I live in the jungle someplace.

— Roberto Clemente

The farther away you writers stay, the better I like it. You know why? Because you're trying to create a bad image of me...…

— Roberto Clemente

A nation without heroes is nothing.

— Roberto Clemente

Brooklyn was a famous team. I wanted to play for the Dodgers.

— Roberto Clemente

God wanted me to be a baseball player.

— Roberto Clemente

Pitch me outside, I will hit .400. Pitch me inside, and you will not find the ball.

— Roberto Clemente