"My success was not just for me, it was for all black people."

"A man doesn't make good just because he is black, or because he is white."

"The right of every American to play in the major leagues is no longer a question. It is a fact."

"Prejudice is a two-edged sword. It hurts the one who wields it as much as it hurts the one who is cut by it."

"I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me... All I ask is that you respect me as a human being."