Larry Doby Professions : Baseball player Born : December 13, 1923 Died : June 18, 2003 Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by Larry Doby Kids are our future, and we hope baseball has given them some idea of what it is to live together and how we can get along, whether you be black or white. Larry Doby baseball kids ideas I was never bitter because I believed in the man upstairs. I continue to do my best. I let someone else be bitter. If I was bitter, I was only hurting me. I prefer to remember Bill Veeck and and Jim Hegan and Joe Gordon, the good guys. There is no point in talking about the others. Larry Doby hurt talking men I knew being accepted was going to be hard, but I knew I was involved in a situation that was going to bring opportunities to other blacks. Larry Doby accepted situation opportunity Similar Authors Albert Belle baseball-player Bob Horner baseball-player Bob Wickman baseball-player Brian Gordon baseball-player Bronson Arroyo baseball-player Buster Posey baseball-player All Authors