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Curt Flood

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

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

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"Your progress as a Jiu Jitsu practitioner is a direct reflection of the standards you have for yourself."

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"Sports for me is: S for Skill, P for Perseverance, O for Optimism, R for Resilience, T for Tenacity, S for Stamina"

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"I didn't get hurt in the contest. I hurt it the next day."

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"Century was an occasional thing in cricket, Sachin made it frequent."

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"I lost money, coaching jobs, a shot at the Hall of Fame."
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"I was told by the general manager that a white player had received a higher raise than me. Because white people required more money to live than black people. That is why I wasn't going to get a raise."
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"All the grand work was laid for people who came after me. The Supreme Court decided not to give it to me, so they gave it to two white guys. I think that's what they were waiting for."
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"I'm a child of the sixties, I'm a man of the sixties. During that period of time this country was coming apart at the seams. We were in Southeast Asia. Good men were dying for America and for the Constitution."
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"I was leaving probably one of the greatest organizations in hte world at that time for what was probably one of the least like, and, by God, this is America."
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