“I heard that in the United States the level of baseball was the highest in the world. So it was only natural that I would want to go there, as a baseball player.” WorldWantStatesSportsNaturalLevelsUnitedUnited StatesPlayerHeardHighestBaseballBaseball Player Author:Ichiro Suzuki
“I was all-state in four sports in New Jersey, but sometimes I couldn't get served at a restaurant two blocks from my high school. There were no job opportunities then... the only thing a black youth could aspire to be was a bellboy or a pullman or an elevator operator, or, maybe, a teacher. There was a time when all we had was black baseball.” TwoSometimesStatesSchoolJobsOpportunitySportsBlackTeacherFourYouthHigh SchoolBaseballBlockRestaurantsAspireJerseyNew JerseyElevatorsOperatorsAll StateJob OpportunitiesBlack Youth Author:Monte Irvin