Puerto Rican - Athlete | August 18, 1934 - December 31, 1972
My father used to say, 'I want you to be a good man; I want you to learn how to work. And I want you to be a serious person.' I grew up with that in my mind.
Roberto Clemente
WorkGoodFatherManMindGood Man
If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better for people coming behind you, and you don't do that, you are wasting your time on this earth.
TimePeopleChanceBetterYouEarth
The first day that I get to Fort Myers, there was a newspaper down there. The newspaper said, 'Puerto Rican hot dog arrives in town.'
DogDayDownSaidNewspaperHot
I want to be remembered as a ballplayer who gave all I had to give.
WantRememberedGiveWhoGaveHad
Pitch me outside, I will hit .400. Pitch me inside, and you will not find the ball.
MeYouFindWillInsideOutside
I was born to play baseball.
BaseballBornPlayI Was Born
I couldn't ask for better teammates, and the Pirate fans are the greatest in baseball.
BaseballBetterTeammatesAskPirate
I would like to get 3,000 hits.
GetWouldLikeHits
The farther away you writers stay, the better I like it. You know why? Because you're trying to create a bad image of me... you do it because I'm black and Puerto Rican, but I'm proud to be Puerto Rican.
MeProudBlackBetterYouBad
After I failed to win the Most Valuable Player Award in 1960, I made up my mind I'd win the batting title in 1961 for the first time.
TimeMindWinAwardFirst TimeUp
I am convinced that God wanted me to be a baseball player.
GodBaseballI AmMeBaseball Player
To the people here, we are outsiders. Foreigners.
PeopleHereOutsidersForeigners
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