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“The parents initially booed when I went out to play. They could see that I was a better player than some of their sons.”

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“The parents initially booed when I went out to play. They could see that I was a better player than some of their sons.”

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"Opening day, 1956. It was the Yankees versus the Senators."

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"Opening day, 1956. It was the Yankees versus the Senators."

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"I wanted him to show them that he could do what anybody else can do."

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"I wanted him to show them that he could do what anybody else can do."

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"The way that I look at my job as a vendor, I’m a professional athlete."

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"The way that I look at my job as a vendor, I’m a professional athlete."

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"I was in Brooklyn, New York teaching the third grade."

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"I was in Brooklyn, New York teaching the third grade."

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"I wanted him to show them that he could do what anybody else can do."

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"I wanted him to show them that he could do what anybody else can do."

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“He said, 'Freckles, how many times do you want my signature?'”

“He said, 'Freckles, how many times do you want my signature?'”

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"I have spent a lot of years just hiding from it."

"I have spent a lot of years just hiding from it."

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"When Thomson hit the home run, my pals and I were in school."

"When Thomson hit the home run, my pals and I were in school."

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"I try to not bring up politics..."

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"I try to not bring up politics..."