The baseball establishment is permissive about revelry.

I lost money, coaching jobs, a shot at the Hall of Fame. But when you weigh that against all the things that are really and truly important, things that are deep inside you, then I think I've succeeded.

I'll also say, yes, I think the change in black consciuosness in recent years has made me more sensitive to injustice in every area of my life.

A well-paid slave is nonetheless a slave.

People try to make a Greek tragedy of my life, and they can't do it. I'm too happy.

The funny thing about these uniforms is that you hang them in the closet and they get smaller and smaller.

I am pleased that God made my skin black - but I wish He had made it thicker.