Monte Irvin Quotes

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• I played with Willie Mays and against Hank Aaron. They were tremendous players, but they were no Josh Gibson.
• I played for Almendares in Cuba. Guess who was trying out for the team? Castro. Fidel Castro, as a pitcher. He could throw pretty hard,…
• 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 never…
• Early in life I learned, just through observation, that right always wins out over wrong. If a person has good intentions in his heart and…
• 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 do…
• 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. There…
• I always felt that I had a mission in life. I thought I was born to play sports. Even now, I still feel that must…
• My all-time heroes are Thurgood Marshall and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., two men who had to really work to achieve what they did. And…
• I played in three countries. I played in two World Series. But I never found anything to match the joy and the laughter those years…
• You should have seen Willie Wells play shortstop: as good as Ozzie Smith and a better hitter. How I wish people could have seen Ray…
• I think anybody who saw him will tell you that Willie Mays was the greatest player who ever lived.
• Willie Wells, Ray Dandridge, Leon Day, Buck Leonard, Quincy Troupe, Satchel Paige - earlier than when he was called up - Oscar Charleston and Josh…

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