Curt Flood famous quotes

06-16-2025

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

#Player #White #People
I am pleased that God made my skin black - but I wish He had made it thicker.
-- Curt Flood

#Black #Wish #Skins
A well-paid slave is nonetheless a slave.
-- Curt Flood

#Slave #Wells
There is no such thing as bragging. You're either lying or telling the truth.
-- Curt Flood

#Lying #Bragging #Telling The Truth
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

#Baseball #Unique #Decision
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

#Jobs #Thinking #Coaching
I'd often wondered what would I do if I were ever traded, because it happened many, many times.
-- Curt Flood
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

#Thinking #Years #Black
People try to make a Greek tragedy of my life, and they can't do it. I'm too happy.
-- Curt Flood

#People #Greek #Tragedy
If you destroyed the underpinnings of this great American sport, you are a hated, ugly, detestable person.
-- Curt Flood

#Sports #Squash #Ugly
I lost money, coaching jobs, a shot at the Hall of Fame.
-- Curt Flood

#Jobs #Coaching #Fame
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

#Baseball #Lying #Men
Baseball was socially relevant, and so was my rebellion against it.
-- Curt Flood

#Baseball #Rebellion #Relevant
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

#Baseball #Thinking #People
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

#Baseball #Years #League
The baseball establishment is permissive about revelry.
-- Curt Flood

#Baseball #Establishment #Revelry
I'm a human being I'm not a piece of property. I am not a consignment of goods.
-- Curt Flood

#Pieces #Goods #Humans
The funny thing about these uniforms is that you hang them in the closet and they get smaller and smaller.
-- Curt Flood

#Baseball #Funny Things #Uniforms

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