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"I had learned something of Miami from people who had visited there, so I knew what to expect."
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"The last resort of kings, the cannonball. The last resort of the people, the paving stone."

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"So I had to be careful. I recognized the responsibility that, whether I liked it or not, I had to accept whatever the obligation was. That was to behave in a manner, to carry myself in such a professional way, as if there ever is a reflection, it's a positive one."

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"To be compared to Jackie Robinson is an enormous compliment, but I don't think it's necessarily deserved."

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