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When the sparrow sings its final refrain, the hush is felt nowhere more deeply than in the heart of man.

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I played with Willie Mays and against Hank Aaron. They were tremendous players, but they were no Josh Gibson.

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Baseball has done more to move America in the right direction than all of the professional patriots with all their cheap words.

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Early in life I learned, just through observation, that right always wins out over wrong. If a person has good intentions in his heart and wants to do the right thing, then there are certain ways that any obstacle can be overcome.

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Everyone says we have our first African American president. Has there ever been a Jewish president? An Italian president? They don't say a damn thing about that. You think we're still fighting the Civil War or something. If you want to mention it in passing, OK. But don't dwell on it.

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I played for Almendares in Cuba. Guess who was trying out for the team? Castro. Fidel Castro, as a pitcher. He could throw pretty hard, but he was wild. He didn't have any control.

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My all-time heroes are Thurgood Marshall and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. , two men who had to really work to achieve what they did. And I had the privilege of meeting them both.

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