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.

If you destroyed the underpinnings of this great American sport, you are a hated, ugly, detestable person.

Everybody thinks of baseball as a sacred cow. When you have the nerve to challenge it, people look down their noses at you. There are a lot of things wrong with a lot of industries....baseball is one of them.

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.

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

I'd often wondered what would I do if I were ever traded, because it happened many, many times.