7 Quotes by Buck O'Neil
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He was wonderful and kind, always insisting on gentlemanly behavior and a good suit.
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Don't shed any tears. You think about this: Here I am, the grandson of a slave. And here the whole world was excited about whether I was going into the Hall of Fame or not. We've come a long ways.
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Don't be so hard on him, ... Maybe he's got a young boy of his own at home.
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I've had some success, I really have. But I tell you what, you got to get that education.
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You know, people that think that about you, you know, it means everything in the world. (They're) showing their love for me because they know I love them.
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A lot about the game has changed, and thankfully, much of it is for the better. There is still work to do, but today we have a Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, we have black owners, managers and executives of teams...and look what Nike has done! The Untold Truth Collection represents more than a jersey or a pair of sneakers. It represents our lives, our story, our legacy.
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The general manager of a baseball team can have lunch with the governor or he might have dinner with the United States president.
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