The Baseball Establishment Is Permissive About Revelry.

I'm A Human Being. I'm Not A Piece Of Property. I'm Not A Consignment Of Goods.

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.

I Am Pleased That God Made My Skin Black - But I Wish He Had Made It Thicker.

If You Destroyed The Underpinnings Of This Great American Sport, You Are A Hated, Ugly, Detestable Person.

Everybody Thinks Of Baseball As A Sacred Cow. When You Have The Nerve To Challenge It, People Look Down Their Noses At You. There Are A Lot Of Things Wrong With A Lot Of Industries....baseball Is One Of Them.