Giving your life is the ultimate sacrifice, and if they were able to do it for Jackie Robinson, they should be able to do it for Roberto Clemente. |
He's a true immigrant leader. He's been there for immigrants who feel they have nowhere to turn and no one to appeal to. |
I was there not as anything that has to do with the city, City Hall, the campaign, ... I was there as I'm always there: to help my community in whichever way I can. |
If you send a message that you have to be clean to sign a contract, I guarantee you that the percentage of positive tests will drop to zero, ... No one wants to get caught and miss out on that bonus. |
One of the proudest days of my life will be to see Mrs. [Vera] Clemente with her three children watching that No. 21 being retired, |
Our goal is to get it retired by the All-Star Game, ... We're starting a national campaign. |
Right now we're at the beginning of a huge crusade and we're going need all the help we can get, |
We think we have a very strong argument, |
We're not doing this because he was the first Hispanic player to have 3,000 hits, or because he was a 12-time Gold Glove winner or 12-time All-Star. We're doing it because of the way he lived his life and the way he died. |