I Am Pleased That God Made My

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'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.

I Lost Money, Coaching Jobs, A Shot At The Hall Of Fame.

I Lost Money, Coaching Jobs, A Shot At The Hall Of Fame. But When You Weigh That Against All The Things That Are Really And Truly Important, Things That Are Deep Inside You, Then I Think I've Succeeded.

Baseball Was Socially Relevant, And So Was My Rebellion Against It.