46 Quotes by Roberto Clemente

I want to be remembered as a ballplayer who gave all he had to give.

I was born to play baseball.

If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better for people coming behind you, and you don't do that, you are wasting your time on this earth.

Pitch me outside, I will hit .400. Pitch me inside, and you will not find the ball.

I couldn't ask for better teammates, and the Pirate fans are the greatest in baseball.

My father used to say, 'I want you to be a good man; I want you to learn how to work. And I want you to be a serious person.' I grew up with that in my mind.

The first day that I get to Fort Myers, there was a newspaper down there. The newspaper said, 'Puerto Rican hot dog arrives in town.'

I would like to get 3,000 hits.

The Dodgers told me a big bonus was no good, and they said other players would resent it. Better for me to take a small amount of money and work my way.