"They got on his back, and he carried the team. He said, "I’m not going to let my team lose.""
— Roberto Clemente

January 1, 1970

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Frank Robinson, regarding the 1971 World Series, as quoted in "Can He Live Up to Clemente Name? Rockies' Fine Prospect Having Trouble Carrying On Legacy of His Uncle" by Tracy Ringolsby, in Rocky Mountain News (March 14, 1998), p. 1C