Roberto Clemente Quotes

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• I would be lost without baseball. I don't think I could stand being away from it as long as I was alive.
• I want to be remembered as a ballplayer who gave all he had to give.
• I am from the poor people; I represent the poor people. I like workers. I like people that suffer because these people have a different…
• I am convinced that God wanted me to be a baseball player. I was born to play baseball.
• When I put on my uniform, I feel I am the proudest man on earth.
• Baseball has been very good to me.
• But some people act like they think I live in the jungle someplace.
• In a way, I was born twice. I was born in 1934 and again in 1955 when I came to Pittsburgh. I am thankful to…
• If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better for people coming behind you, and you don’t do that, you are…
• If I would be happy, I would be a bad ballplayer. With me, when I get mad, it puts energy in my body.
• God wanted me to be a baseball player.
• Why does everyone talk about the past? All that counts is tomorrow's game.
• I was born to play baseball.
• To the people here, we are outsiders. Foreigners.
• I am more valuable to my team hitting .330 then swinging for home runs.
• I am convinced that God wanted me to be a baseball player.
• I want to be remembered as a ballplayer who gave all I had to give.
• If I would be happy, I would be a very bad ball player. With me, when I get mad, it puts energy in my body.
• O the people here, we we are outsiders. Foreigners.

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