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Monte Irvin has 12 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:
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I played with Willie Mays and against Hank Aaron. They were tremendous players, but they were no Josh Gibson.
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I played for Almendares in Cuba. Guess who was trying out for the team? Castro. Fidel Castro, as a pitcher. He could…
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Many of the greatest black athletes of all time played baseball for no money and no recognition. I'm just sorry many major…
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Early in life I learned, just through observation, that right always wins out over wrong. If a person has good intentions in…
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I'm a forgiver. I might not forget, but I forgive. My mother, father and older brother always told me: 'Don't hold grudges.…
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I was all-state in four sports in New Jersey, but sometimes I couldn't get served at a restaurant two blocks from my…
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I always felt that I had a mission in life. I thought I was born to play sports. Even now, I still…
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My all-time heroes are Thurgood Marshall and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., two men who had to really work to achieve what…
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I played in three countries. I played in two World Series. But I never found anything to match the joy and the…
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You should have seen Willie Wells play shortstop: as good as Ozzie Smith and a better hitter. How I wish people could…
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I think anybody who saw him will tell you that Willie Mays was the greatest player who ever lived.
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Willie Wells, Ray Dandridge, Leon Day, Buck Leonard, Quincy Troupe, Satchel Paige - earlier than when he was called up - Oscar…
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I played softball for a few years growing up. Both my brothers played baseball.
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I wasnt athletic. I played baseball, but I was terrible.
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I think some of the pressure comes from the expectations of other people. Like if your father played baseball, they expect you…
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I went to school every day, like everyone else, and I played baseball for my high school team. I was a part…
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I’ve done all kinds of cool things as an actor—I’ve jumped out of helicopters and done some daring stunts and played baseball…
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Many of the greatest black athletes of all time played baseball for no money and no recognition. I'm just sorry many major…
— Monte Irvin
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I played baseball in college, and then I went to Russia to study acting and played some pro ball over there.
— Jon Bernthal
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I played baseball in college but I didn't identify with the jocks, I was in my own little world .
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I played football in high school, I played baseball when I was younger, things like that, but I think it was the…
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No, I've never played baseball in my life.
— Jay Hernandez
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I think one of the most difficult things for anyone who's played baseball is to accept the fact that maybe the players…
— Ralph Kiner
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When I played baseball I got death threats all the time--from my mother.
— Bob Uecker
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