The First Thing Baseball Wants To Do

I Was Being Thrown To The Wolves. Even Though I Did Something Great, Nobody Wanted To Be A Part Of It. I Was So Isolated. I Couldn't Share It. For Many Years, Even After Jackie Robinson, Baseball Was So Segregated, Really. You Just Didn't Expect Us To Have A Chance To Do Anything. Baseball Was Meant For The Lily-white.

Can I Smoke Now Without Someone Taking My Picture?

I Never Thought We'd Ever Have A Black President. President Obama Has Done Such A Tremendous Job He Just Has Been Unable To Get What He Needs To Be Moved At The Level It Should Be Moved.

I Would Like People Not To Think In Terms Of The 755 Home Runs I Hit But Think In Terms Of What I've Accomplished Off The Field And Some Of The Things I Stood For.

In Playing Ball, And In Life, A Person Occasionally Gets The Opportunity To Do Something Great. When That Time Comes, Only Two Things Matter: Being Prepared To Seize The Moment And Having The Courage To Take Your Best Swing.