Baseball has been very good to me.

Roberto Clemente

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

Roberto Clemente

I would be lost without baseball. I don't think I could stand being away from it as long as I was alive.

Roberto Clemente

If I would be happy, I would be a very bad ball player. With me, when I get mad, it puts energy in my body.

Roberto Clemente

When I put on my uniform, I feel I am the proudest man on earth.

Roberto Clemente

I am more valuable to my team hitting .330 then swinging for home runs.

Roberto Clemente

I am convinced that God wanted me to be a baseball player.

Roberto Clemente

In a way, I was born twice. I was born in 1934 and again in 1955 when I came to Pittsburgh. I am thankful to say that I lived two lives.

Roberto Clemente

But some people act like they think I live in the jungle someplace.

Roberto Clemente

A nation without heroes is nothing.

Roberto Clemente

To the people here, we are outsiders. Foreigners.

Roberto Clemente

Why does everyone talk about the past? All that counts is tomorrow's game.

Roberto Clemente