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Roberto Clemente
Puerto Rican
Athlete
About the author
I am more valuable to my team hitting .330 then swinging for home runs.
Roberto Clemente,
Puerto Rican
Athlete
#Home
Baseball has been very good to me.
Roberto Clemente,
Puerto Rican
Athlete
#Baseball
I am convinced that God wanted me to be a baseball player.
Roberto Clemente,
Puerto Rican
Athlete
#God
#Baseball
I want to be remembered as a ballplayer who gave all I had to give.
Roberto Clemente,
Puerto Rican
Athlete
#Want
I was born to play baseball.
Roberto Clemente,
Puerto Rican
Athlete
#Baseball
#Play
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,
Puerto Rican
Athlete
#Body
#Energy
To the people here, we are outsiders. Foreigners.
Roberto Clemente,
Puerto Rican
Athlete
#People
#Foreigners
But some people act like they think I live in the jungle someplace.
Roberto Clemente,
Puerto Rican
Athlete
#People
#Act
#Jungle