10 Quotes by Orlando Cepeda
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When people are wrong, you've got to let them know it.
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Trust me, you have to fight. When people are wrong, you've got to let them know it.
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I forgave Alvin Dark, ... but also I was very happy to see him go.
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He was our Jackie Robinson, ... He wanted to make sure you had a place to live, that you were getting food to eat. Some guys, they only learned enough English to order one thing. He wanted to make sure you had money. If you didn't have money for something, he would give it to you.
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He couldn't find anybody who would rent him a place to live, so he had to live in this woman's house,
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I would never have thought that would happen, ... Remember, when I signed with the Giants in 1955, it was only eight years since Jackie Robinson. But when I talk to Latino players today, a lot of them don't even realize how hard it was for us then.
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This would mean a great deal to the Latin players, ... I think we'd all like to see baseball do this.
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When you go to Pittsburgh, you always go to see Clemente. When the Pirates come to town, you always go to his hotel. And we just talk baseball all night,
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It's going to be hard, because he hasn't played in one year, ... I don't care how good you are, baseball is a game of conditioning and timing. But, knowing him ? he's so strong mentally ? you never know. We'll see what happens. It's going to be very, very interesting to see.
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