“I knew being accepted was going to be hard, but I knew I was involved in a situation that was going to bring opportunities to other blacks.” HardOpportunitySituationInvolvedAcceptedBeing Accepted Author:Larry Doby
“Kids are our future, and we hope baseball has given them some idea of what it is to live together and how we can get along, whether you be black or white.” IdeasKidsTogetherGivenBlackWhiteBaseballOur FutureBlack Or White Author:Larry Doby
“I was never bitter because I believed in the man upstairs. I continue to do my best. I let someone else be bitter. If I was bitter, I was only hurting me. I prefer to remember Bill Veeck and and Jim Hegan and Joe Gordon, the good guys. There is no point in talking about the others.” IfsMenRememberGuyHurtTalkingHe ManBillsBitterNo PointGood GuyUpstairs Author:Larry Doby
“I had bad days on the field. But I didn't take them home with me. I left them in a bar along the way home.” WayHomeLeftFieldsBarsTake MeBad DayWay Home Author:Bob Lemon
“Once (Stan) Musial timed your fastball, your infielders were in jeopardy.” JeopardyFunny BaseballFastballs Author:Warren Spahn
“Twenty games is the magic figure for pitchers - .300 is the magic figures for batters. It pays off in salary and reputation. And those are the two things that keep a ballplayer in business.” TwoGamesPayMagicFiguresTwentiesReputationTwo ThingsSalaryPitcher Author:Warren Spahn
“I'll never forgive myself. We might have gotten rid of Willie forever if I'd only struck him out.” IfsMightForeverForgivingNever Forgive Author:Warren Spahn