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I cannot stand and sing the anthem. I cannot salute the flag. I know that I am a black man in a white world.

— Jackie Robinson I Never Had It Made (1972)

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A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.

I Never Had It Made (1972)

I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me. All I ask is that you respect me as a human being.

The kid was great. He was the difference. The Yankees certainly didn't miss Joe DiMaggio out there in center field today—and won't as long as that guy's around.

The role of the manager is overrated, anyhow. Look at Stengel. When he was with the Yankees, loaded with material, he was a winner. When he played video games with the Mets, he finished last. They voted Casey the greatest living manager. That's a lot of bull—a joke. The only thing a manager has to do is relate to the players. Who did Casey ever relate to? Nobody but himself.

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