Puerto Rican - Athlete | August 18, 1934 - December 31, 1972
My mother has the same kind of an arm, even today at 74. She could throw a ball from second base to home plate with something on it. I got my arm from my mother.
Roberto Clemente
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It's not a bad ball if I can hit it.
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Brooklyn was a famous team. I wanted to play for the Dodgers.
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But some people act like they think I live in the jungle someplace.
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Look at my skin - I am not of the white people.
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Baseball has been very good to me.
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I am more valuable to my team hitting .330 then swinging for home runs.
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If I would be happy, I would be a very bad ball player. With me, when I get mad, it puts energy in my body.
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They said you'd really have to be something to be like Babe Ruth. But Babe Ruth was an American player. What we needed was a Puerto Rican player they could say that about, someone to look up to and try to equal.
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I used to watch Monte Irvin play when I was a kid. I idolized him. I used to wait in front of the ballpark just for him to pass by so I could see him.
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I loved the game so much that even though our playing field was muddy and we had many trees on it, I used to play many hours every day.
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The Dodgers told me a big bonus was no good, and they said other players would resent it. Better for me to take a small amount of money and work my way.
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