"Before I came over here to this ball club, I heard how Clemente is always ailing and wanting to sit out games, but everything I heard was bull. He goes full blast all the time. There is only one way I can describe him: unbelievable."
— Roberto Clemente

January 1, 1970

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Sources

Dave Giusti, in "Roberto Clemente: The One And Only (And Scribe's Poll Clearly Shows It)" by Milton Richman, in The Beaver County Times (Friday, October 15, 1971), p. B-4 (Teammate, 1970-1972)