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

And I'd be lying if I told you that as a black man in baseball I hadn't gone through worse times than my teammates.

I was told by the general manager that a white player had received a higher raise than me. Because white people required more money to live than black people. That is why I wasn't going to get a raise.

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

Dear Mr. Kuhn, After twelve years in the major leagues, I do not feel that I am a piece of property to be bought and sold irrespective of my wishes

I'm a human being. I'm not a piece of property. I'm not a consignment of goods.

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