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

The baseball establishment is permissive about revelry.

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.

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.

I lost money, coaching jobs, a shot at the Hall of Fame.