"But I want you to know that what……" — Curt Flood

"But I want you to know that what I'm doing here I'm doing as a ballplayer, a major league ballplayer."

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26 Quotes by Curt Flood

Curt Flood has 26 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Baseball was socially relevant, and so was my rebellion against it.
The funny thing about these uniforms is that you hang them in the closet and they get smaller and smaller.
I am pleased that God made my skin black - but I wish He had made it thicker.
A well-paid slave is nonetheless a slave.
I lost money, coaching jobs, a shot at the Hall of Fame. But when you weigh that against all the…
I'm a human being I'm not a piece of property. I am not a consignment of goods.
There is no such thing as bragging. You're either lying or telling the truth.
Everybody thinks of baseball as a sacred cow. When you have the nerve to challenge it, people look down their…
And I'd be lying if I told you that as a black man in baseball I hadn't gone through worse…
Whatever I contributed to the unique morale of the Cardinals was part of this growth, and so, of course, was…
If you destroyed the underpinnings of this great American sport, you are a hated, ugly, detestable person.
I was told by the general manager that a white player had received a higher raise than me. Because white…

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More Ballplayer Quotes

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If a ballplayer is satisfied, he's going to slip. You have to keep fighting to improve. — Nellie Fox
Ty Cobb was still fighting the Civil War, and as far as he was concerned, we were all damn Yankees.… — Unknown Author
There ain't much to being a ballplayer, if you're a ballplayer. — Honus Wagner
I can't stand a ballplayer who plays in fear. Anybody who has a good shot has got to take it… — Red Auerbach
I'm not saying that they were Einsteins; they were marginal students. But every ballplayer whoever touched me has moved up… — Al McGuire
A young ballplayer looks on his first spring training trip as a stage struck young woman regards the theater. — Christy Mathewson
Rituals, even unhappy ones, provide a measure of comfort. Like a superstitious ballplayer who will only use certain bats, my… — David Karp
Roberto Clemente played the game of baseball with great passion. That passion could only be matched by his unrelenting commitment… — Unknown Author
A ballplayer has two reputations, one with the other players and one with the fans. The first is based on… — Johnny Evers
I'm a ballplayer, not an actor. — Joe DiMaggio
Back then, my idol was Bugs Bunny, because I saw a cartoon of him playing ball - you know, the… — Nomar Garciaparra
Man, I've got a Rolls-Royce. Big house. Limo. All those things. This is why every kid's dream is to be… — Unknown Author

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