Roberto Clemente
Roberto Clemente
Roberto Enrique Clemente Walkerwalˈkeɾ]; August 18, 1934 – December 31, 1972) was a Puerto Rican professional baseball player. Clemente spent 18 Major League Baseballseasons playing in the National Leagueas a right fielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1973, becoming the first Latin American and Caribbean player to be enshrined. His untimely death established the precedent that, as an alternative to the five-year retirement period, a player who has been deceased...
NationalityPuerto Rican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth18 August 1934
My father was the 87th Latino to be in the major leagues, but he was the first one ... to be able to speak up and become an activist against prejudice, not only in baseball but also in society, and that took a lot to be able to do that.
Jamie is one of the most accomplished pitchers in Mariners' history, leading the major leagues in winning percentage over the last eight years, ... But it is his commitment to making the difference in the life of those in need through the Moyer Foundation that has made people see you as a great baseball player and a great humanitarian.
Baseball has been very good to me.
Nobody does anything better than me in baseball (said before the 1971 World Series).
God wanted me to be a baseball player.
Why does everyone talk about the past? All that counts is tomorrow's game.
I am convinced that God wanted me to be a baseball player. I was born to play baseball.
I would be lost without baseball. I don't think I could stand being away from it as long as I was alive.
I want to be remembered as a ballplayer who gave all he had to give.
I was born to play baseball.
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.
I am convinced that God wanted me to be a baseball player.
I want to be remembered as a ballplayer who gave all I had to give.
I will hit .450 if you give me Ralph Garr's legs, Johnny Bench's age and cut the travel schedule.