People try to make a Greek tragedy of my life, and they can't do it. I'm too happy.

The baseball establishment is permissive about revelry.

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.

There is no such thing as bragging. You're either lying or telling the truth.

Whatever I contributed to the unique morale of the Cardinals was part of this growth, and so, of course, was my decision to have it out in public with the owners of organized baseball.

Dear Mr. Kuhn, After twelve years in the major leagues, I do not feel that I am a piece of property to be bought and sold irrespective of my wishes

And I'd be lying if I told you that as a black man in baseball I hadn't gone through worse times than my teammates.

I'd often wondered what would I do if I were ever traded, because it happened many, many times.

I lost money, coaching jobs, a shot at the Hall of Fame.

I'll also say, yes, I think the change in black consciuosness in recent years has made me more sensitive to injustice in every area of my life.

When I don't feel hurt, I hope they bury me.

You can’t help who you are, but you can change who you want to be.

But if we are truly happy inside, then age brings with it a maturity, a depth, and a power that only magnifies our radiance.

One of the greatest moments in anybody's developing experience is when he no longer tries to hide from himself but determines to get acquainted with himself as he really is.

When history is written as it ought to be written, it is the moderation and long patience of the masses at which men will wonder, not their ferocity.

If some dude I'd never heard of managed to broadcast a platitude like that to the whole globe, I'd probably just feel like I was being spammed.

We need to win something for the fans because they have been patient and very understanding and we owe them.

I think the officials and NFL owners are playing to the type of game that people want to see.

I'm Shahar Peer. I came here to play tennis. I know I'm from Israel and I'm proud of my country and that playing tennis is what I'm going to do tomorrow.

I was tired of chasing ghosts, hollow men who were outside my comfort zone, men who had nothing to give me except a rush. It was all I asked for, and all I ever got.