But I want you to know that what I'm doing here I'm doing as a ballplayer, a major league ballplayer. Curt Flood More Quotes by Curt Flood More Quotes From Curt Flood I was told by the general manager that a white player had received a higher raise than me. Because white people required more money to live than black people. That is why I wasn't going to get a raise. Curt Flood playerwhitepeople I lost money, coaching jobs, a shot at the Hall of Fame. But when you weigh that against all the things that are really and truly important, things that are deep inside you, then I think I've succeeded. Curt Flood coachingjobsthinking I am pleased that God made my skin black - but I wish He had made it thicker. Curt Flood blackskinswish A well-paid slave is nonetheless a slave. Curt Flood slavewellspaid Whatever I contributed to the unique morale of the Cardinals was part of this growth, and so, of course, was my decision to have it out in public with the owners of organized baseball. Curt Flood uniquedecisionbaseball There is no such thing as bragging. You're either lying or telling the truth. Curt Flood braggingtelling-the-truthlying Dear Mr. Kuhn, After twelve years in the major leagues, I do not feel that I am a piece of property to be bought and sold irrespective of my wishes Curt Flood leaguebaseballyears Everybody thinks of baseball as a sacred cow. When you have the nerve to challenge it, people look down their noses at you. There are a lot of things wrong with a lot of industries....baseball is one of them. Curt Flood baseballpeoplethinking I'm a human being. I'm not a piece of property. I'm not a consignment of goods. Curt Flood goodspieceshumans I'll also say, yes, I think the change in black consciuosness in recent years has made me more sensitive to injustice in every area of my life. Curt Flood blackyearsthinking If you destroyed the underpinnings of this great American sport, you are a hated, ugly, detestable person. Curt Flood uglysquashsports The baseball establishment is permissive about revelry. Curt Flood revelryestablishmentbaseball Baseball was socially relevant, and so was my rebellion against it. Curt Flood rebellionuprisingbaseball And I'd be lying if I told you that as a black man in baseball I hadn't gone through worse times than my teammates. Curt Flood baseballmenlying I'd often wondered what would I do if I were ever traded, because it happened many, many times. Curt Flood happenedifs People try to make a Greek tragedy of my life, and they can't do it. I'm too happy. Curt Flood greektryingpeople I lost money, coaching jobs, a shot at the Hall of Fame. Curt Flood coachingfamejobs The funny thing about these uniforms is that you hang them in the closet and they get smaller and smaller. Curt Flood uniformsfunny-thingsbaseball Remember when I told you about the American dream? That if you worked hard enough and tried hard enough and kicked yourself in the butt, you'd succeed? Well, I think I did, I think I did. Curt Flood yourselfyouamerican-dreamremember All the grand work was laid for people who came after me. The Supreme Court decided not to give it to me, so they gave it to two white guys. I think that's what they were waiting for. Curt Flood mewaitingworkpeople
