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"There is nothing like race, is there?"
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Personal Development
"My last real race was at the Olympics in Sydney in 2000."
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"With half the race gone, there is half the race still to go."
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"On the field, blacks have been able to be super giants. But, once our playing days are over, this is the end of it and we go back to the back of the bus again."
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"Each race (or variety) is characterized by a more or less distinct combination of inherited morphological, behavioral, physiological traits."
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"Selfishness is the greatest curse of the human race."
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"The muscular, athletic type is not representative of the human race, who are varied in their physique."
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"The Black skin is not a badge of shame, but rather a glorious symbol of national greatness."
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"But for the national welfare, it is urgent to realize that the minorities do think, and think about something other than the race problem."
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"That's our race. That's our playoffs."
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"The pitcher has got only a ball. I've got a bat. So the percentage in weapons is in my favor and I let the fellow with the ball do the fretting."
Power
"I never doubted my ability, but when you hear all your life you're inferior, it makes you wonder if the other guys have something you've never seen before. If they do, I'm still looking for it."
Life
"Guessing what the pitcher is going to throw is eighty percent of being a successful hitter. The other twenty percent is just execution."
Success
"On the field, blacks have been able to be super giants. But, once our playing days are over, this is the end of it and we go back to the back of the bus again."
Race
"Didn't come up here to read. Came up here to hit."
Reading
"I don't see pitches down the middle anymore - not even in batting practice."
Practice
"I looked for the same pitch my whole career, a breaking ball. All of the time. I never worried about the fastball. They couldn't throw it past me, none of them."
Time
"I'm hoping someday that some kid, black or white, will hit more home runs than myself. Whoever it is, I'd be pulling for him."
Home
"I don't feel right unless I have a sport to play or at least a way to work up a sweat."
Work
"I never smile when I have a bat in my hands. That's when you've got to be serious. When I get out on the field, nothing's a joke to me. I don't feel like I should walk around with a smile on my face."
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