“Why does everyone talk about the past? All that counts is tomorrow’s game.”Roberto Clemente
“When I was a little kid, I wanted to be a baseball player. This is something I think about. The more I think about it. I’m convinced that God wanted me to play baseball.”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 bad ballplayer. When I get mad, it puts energy in my body.”Roberto Clemente
“But some people think I live in the jungle someplace.”Roberto Clemente
“I am more valuable to my team hitting .330 than swinging for home runs.”Roberto Clemente
“To the people here, we are outsiders. Foreigners.”Roberto Clemente
“Baseball has been very good to me.”Roberto Clemente
“I was born to play baseball.”Roberto Clemente
“I want to be remembered as a ballplayer who gave all he had to give.”Roberto Clemente
“Nobody does anything better than me in baseball (Before the 1971 World Series).”Roberto Clemente
“A country without idols is nothing.”Roberto Clemente
“There’s no difference between you and me. You need something, a glove, a place to live. You let me know.”Roberto Clemente
“When I wear my uniform, I feel I am the proudest man on earth.”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
“I am from the poor people; I represent the poor people. I like workers. I like people that suffer because these people have a different approach to life from those who have everything and don’t know what suffering is.”Roberto Clemente
“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.”Roberto Clemente