7 Quotes by Buck O'Neil


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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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    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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