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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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With regard to precipitous heights, if you are beforehand with your adversary, you should occupy the raised and sunny spots, and there…
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When you have gained a victory, do not push it too far; 'tis sufficient to let the company and your adversary see…
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Great advantage is drawn from knowledge of your adversary, and when you know the measure of his intelligence and character, you can…
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Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your…
— Saint Peter
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You must not, when you have gained a victory, use any triumphing or insulting expressions, nor show too much of the pleasure…
— Benjamin Franklin
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Bear in mind three essential qualities in all games of intellect:– Never to show selfishness or to wound the feelings of your…
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You have to look good when you are riding, you have to impress your adversary with your elegance. To look good is…
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You have to work more than your adversary.
— Jurgen Klinsmann
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Treating your adversary with respect is giving him an advantage to which he is not entitled.
— Samuel Johnson
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The shortest road to ruin is to emulate the methods of your adversary.
— Winston Churchill
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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.…
— Monte Irvin
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