If I Had To Choose

I Do Not Believe That Every Person, In Every Walk Of Life, Can Succeed In Spite Of Any Handicap. That Would Be Perfection. But I Do Believe That What I Was Able To Attain Came To Be Because We Put Behind Us (no Matter How Slowly) The Dogmas Of The Past: To Discover The Truth Of Today; And Perhaps The Greatness Of Tomorrow.

It's Not Easy To Be A Martyr In The Field Of Race Relations.

Pop Flies, In A Sense, Are Just A Diversion For A Second Baseman. Grounders Are His Stock Trade.

If I Had To Choose Between Baseball’s Hall Of Fame And First Class Citizenship For All Of My People. I Would Say First-class Citizenship.

Negroes Aren't Seeking Anything Which Is Not Good For The Nation As Well As Ourselves. In Order For America To Be 100 Percent Strong -- Economically, Defensively And Morally -- We Cannot Afford The Waste Of Having Second- And Third-class Citizens.