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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

Topics: About American American Dream Butt Did Dream Enough Hard Kicked Remember Remember When Succeed Think Tried Well Worked You Yourself I Think

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I'm a child of the sixties, I'm a man of the sixties. During that period of time this country was coming apart at the seams. We were in Southeast Asia. Good men were dying for America and for the Constitution.

~Curt Flood

Topics: America Apart Asia Child Coming Constitution Country Dying Good Good Men Man Men Period Sixties Southeast Southeast Asia Time Were

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I was leaving probably one of the greatest organizations in hte world at that time for what was probably one of the least like, and, by God, this is America.

~Curt Flood

Topics: America God Greatest Least Leaving Like Organizations Time World

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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

Topics: After Came Court Decided Gave Give Grand Guys Laid Me People Supreme Supreme Court Think Two Waiting Were White Who Work I Think

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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

Topics: Baseball Black Gone Lying Man Teammates Than Through Times Worse You

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Baseball regards us as sheep.

~Curt Flood

Topics: Baseball Regards Sheep Us

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Baseball was socially relevant, and so was my rebellion against it.

~Curt Flood

Topics: Against Baseball Rebellion Relevant Socially

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But I want you to know that what I'm doing here I'm doing as a ballplayer, a major league ballplayer.

~Curt Flood

Topics: Ballplayer Doing Here Know League Major Major League Want You I Want You

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Customary though it may be to write about that institutionalized pastime as though it existed apart from the general environment, my story does not lend itself to such treatment.

~Curt Flood

Topics: About Apart Does Environment Existed General Itself Lend May Pastime Story Though Treatment Write

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I lost money, coaching jobs, a shot at the Hall of Fame.

~Curt Flood

Topics: Coaching Fame Hall Jobs Lost Money Shot

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Athlete

Born: January 18th, 1938

Died: January 20th, 1997

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