"The baseball establishment is permissive about revelry." — Curt Flood

"The baseball establishment is permissive about revelry."

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26 Quotes by Curt Flood

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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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It's a great day for a ball game; let's play two! — Ernie Banks
Awards mean a lot, but they don't say it all. The people in baseball mean more to me than statistics. — Ernie Banks
Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball, the rules and realities of the… — Jacques Barzun
Baseball may be our national pastime, but the age-old tradition of taking a swing at Congress is a sport with… — Evan Bayh
A catcher and his body are like the outlaw and his horse. He's got to ride that nag till it… — Johnny Bench
Little League baseball is a very good thing because it keeps the parents off the streets. — Yogi Berra
Baseball is ninety percent mental and the other half is physical. — Yogi Berra
You better cut the pizza in four pieces because I'm not hungry enough to eat six. — Yogi Berra
It's like deja-vu, all over again. — Yogi Berra
Nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded. — Yogi Berra
I never blame myself when I'm not hitting. I just blame the bat and if it keeps up, I change… — Yogi Berra

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