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Quote from Babe Ruth: “I always swing…

Posted on December 8, 2021 by Historical Snapshots

— “Quote from Babe Ruth: ‘I always swing…” sources: Babe Ruth, full-length portrait, standing, facing slightly left, in baseball uniform...

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Joe DiMaggio quote: “There is always some kid…

Posted on February 6, 2021 by Historical Snapshots

– Joe DiMaggio — “Joe DiMaggio quote: “There is always some kid…” sources: The Sporting News (April 4, 1951) / https://www.b...

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Monte Irvin: “the only thing a black youth could aspire to be was a bellboy”

Posted on October 2, 2018 by Historical Snapshots

“I was all-state in four sports in New Jersey, but sometimes I couldn’t get served at a restaurant two blocks from my high school. There were no job...

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Jackie Robinson quote on being raised by a single mother

Posted on March 26, 2018 by Historical Snapshots

Quote: “As I grew older, I often thought about the courage it took for my mother to break away from the South. Even though there appeared to be little fut...

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