39 Quotes by Curt Flood

But when you weigh that against all the things that are really and truly important, things that are deep inside you, then I think I've succeeded.

I’m a human being I’m not a piece of property. I am not a consignment of goods.

Dear Mr. Kuhn, After twelve years in the major leagues, I do not feel that I am a piece of property to be bought and sold irrespective of my wishes.

I am pleased that God made my skin black – but I wish He had made it thicker.

There is no such thing as bragging. You’re either lying or telling the truth.

I was told by the general manager that a white player had received a higher raise than me. Because white people required more money to live than black people. That is why I wasn’t going to get a raise.

I lost money, coaching jobs, a shot at the Hall of Fame. But when you weigh that against all the things that are really and truly important, things that are deep inside you, then I think I’ve succeeded.

People try to make a Greek tragedy of my life, and they can’t do it. I’m too happy.

And I’d be lying if I told you that as a black man in baseball I hadn’t gone through worse times than my teammates.