Curt Flood

Baseball regards us as sheep.

— Curt Flood

The funny thing about these uniforms is that you hang them in the closet and they get smaller and smaller.

— Curt Flood

“I am pleased God made my skin black. I only wish He had to made it thicker.”

— Curt Flood

Customary though it may be to write about that institutionalized pastime as though it existed apart from the general environment, my story…

— 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…

— Curt Flood

Whatever I contributed to the unique morale of the Cardinals was part of this growth, and so, of course, was my decision…

— Curt Flood

There is no such thing as bragging. You're either lying or telling the truth.

— Curt Flood

I lost money, coaching jobs, a shot at the Hall of Fame. But when you weigh that against all the things that…

— Curt Flood

All the grand work was laid for people who came after me. The Supreme Court decided not to give it to me,…

— Curt Flood

I am pleased that God made my skin black - but I wish He had made it thicker.

— 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…

— Curt Flood

I was told by the general manager that a white player had received a higher raise than me. Because white people required…

— Curt Flood

“I am pleased the Lord made my skin Black. I wish He had made it thicker.”

— Curt Flood

Everybody thinks of baseball as a sacred cow. When you have the nerve to challenge it, people look down their noses at…

— Curt Flood

The baseball establishment is permissive about revelry.

— Curt Flood

I'm a child of the sixties, I'm a man of the sixties. During that period of time this country was coming apart…

— Curt Flood

It was so difficult for the fans to understand my problems with baseball.

— Curt Flood

A well-paid slave is nonetheless a slave.

— Curt Flood

Baseball was socially relevant, and so was my rebellion against it.

— Curt Flood

I lost money, coaching jobs, a shot at the Hall of Fame.

— Curt Flood

I'm a human being I'm not a piece of property. I am not a consignment of goods.

— Curt Flood

Dear Mr. Kuhn, After twelve years in the major leagues, I do not feel that I am a piece of property to…

— Curt Flood

I was leaving probably one of the greatest organizations in hte world at that time for what was probably one of the…

— Curt Flood

Remember when I told you about the American dream? That if you worked hard enough and tried hard enough and kicked yourself…

— Curt Flood

If you destroyed the underpinnings of this great American sport, you are a hated, ugly, detestable person.

— Curt Flood