There's not an American in this country free until every one of us is free.

Baseball, like some other sports, poses as a sacred institution dedicated to the public good, but it is actually a big, selfish business with a ruthlessness that many big businesses would never think of displaying.

I ought to break this trophy into 32 pieces

How you played in yesterday's game is all that counts.

If I had to choose between baseball’s Hall of Fame and first class citizenship for all of my people. I would say first-class citizenship.

The right of every American to first-class citizenship is the most important issue of our time.

I'm not goin' anywhere, I'm right here!