A well-paid slave is nonetheless a slave.

Baseball was socially relevant, and so was my rebellion against it.

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

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

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. 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.