Ball player Quote by Roberto Clemente

“When I was a little kid, I wanted to be a baseball player. This is something I think about. The more I think about it, I'm convinced that God wanted me to play baseball.” quote by Roberto Clemente — Download Open image

“When I was a little kid, I wanted to be a baseball player. This is something I think about. The more I think about it, I'm convinced that God wanted me to play baseball.”

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I loved the game so much that even though our playing field was muddy and we had many trees on it, I used to…

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I want to be remembered as a ballplayer who gave all I had to give.

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A country without idols is nothing.

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I am convinced that God wanted me to be a baseball player.

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The Dodgers told me a big bonus was no good, and they said other players would resent it. Better for me to take a…

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But some people act like they think I live in the jungle someplace.

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The farther away you writers stay, the better I like it. You know why? Because you're trying to create a bad image of me...…

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A nation without heroes is nothing.

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Brooklyn was a famous team. I wanted to play for the Dodgers.

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God wanted me to be a baseball player.

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Pitch me outside, I will hit .400. Pitch me inside, and you will not find the ball.

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I used to watch Monte Irvin play when I was a kid. I idolized him. I used to wait in front of the ballpark…

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