I cannot face my God much longer knowing that his black creatures are held separate and distinct from his white creatures in the game that has given me all that I can call my own.

Trade a player a year too early rather than a year too late.

He's the best prospect I've ever seen.

Ethnic prejudice has no place in sports, and baseball must recognize that truth if it is to maintain stature as a national game.

If things don't come easy, there is no premium on effort. There should be joy in the chase, zest in the pursuit.

Thou shalt not steal. I mean defensively. On offense, indeed thou shall steal and thou must.

Only in baseball can a team player be a pure individualist first and a team player second, within the rules and spirit of the game.