“When I put on my uniform, I feel I am the proudest man on earth. The players should pay the people to come and see us play.”

— Roberto Clemente

From his 1971 World Series MVP acceptance speech, as quoted in "Pittsburgh's Clemente Honored"
Baseball-related, <big><big>1970s</big></big>, <big>1971</big>

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