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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 know who's the best pitcher I ever see and it's old Satchel Paige, that big lanky colored boy. My fastball looks…
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It's where I keep all my things. Get a lot of compliments on this. Plus it's not a purse, it's called a…
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I'll quit tanning when the satchel handle grows out of my back.
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I myself am more and more inclined to agree with Omar and Satchel Paige as I grow older: Don't try to rewrite…
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I'm not going to lie about it. I carry a satchel too. It's like a man purse. It's a whole thing.
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That's a beautiful purse. I carry a satchel.
— Josh Mathews
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Just his luck he was related to this grubby old dude. He hoped all sons of Neptune didn't share the same fate.…
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How much I desire! Inside my little satchel, the moon, and flowers
— Matsuo Basho
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It wasn't exactly like talking, but it went something like this: Could you give us a ride north, Percy asked, like as…
— Rick Riordan
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Willie Wells, Ray Dandridge, Leon Day, Buck Leonard, Quincy Troupe, Satchel Paige - earlier than when he was called up - Oscar…
— Monte Irvin
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How the fuck I fit an axe in a satchel? Slip capsules in a glass, you dizzy rascal.
— Earl Sweatshirt
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