"Clemente was an emotional man, and that was his beauty. It drove him not only to physical anguish, but also to nearly…"

"Both Walkers owe a debt of gratitude to the most revered player in Pirates history. Tom Walker played winter ball in …"

"As we were talking, I was moving my neck around so he asked me what was the matter. I told him that my neck hurt beca…"

"Well, somebody asked me if it was true that I scuffled with Roberto Clemente and he pulled a knife and cut me on the …"

"If I went along with all the praise he gets, I’d be a hypocrite. Because it’s not my true feelings. I didn’t look up …"

"I don't believe if Clemente were still alive that there'd be a statue. It's the way he died. I think, in my mind, Sta…"

"I asked Face if he remembered where he was when he learned that Clemente had died in an airplane crash on New Year's …"

"There wasn’t too much contact with Clemente off the field; just at the ballpark. He was pretty much by himself, a lon…"

"Roberto’s body didn't appear because God wanted us to remember him as he was: that handsome negro, so strong, so beau…"

"Everybody looked rumpled next to Roberto Clemente."