Cubans Quotations

Which I would've done 'cause I volunteered for the draft which meant that I only had to do two years. But when the Cubans had missiles in the Canal and Kennedy made the extension, I was one of the ones who had enough time to be extended.

There are a lot of splits in households over the heritage and the loss of it. Cubans here are different. Some leave out parts of their heritage.

Growing up seeing Desi, I thought there were Cubans all over Hollywood. I understood that dialogue, everything he said. It wasn't weird to me because that's the way my dad talked.

If the Americans and Cubans could put aside some of their political differences and work out some of their programs, I think both the Americans and the Cuban people could benefit greatly from that relationship,

I want you to know that what you saw today is what will continue to happen. The Cubans will continue with this pace. ... You will see the final, and we're prepared for this physically and mentally. Cuba is prepared.

Just because the plane's moving around doesn't change the fact that (the signal) is broadcast on a frequency. ... The Cubans figure out what frequency it's on; they jam it.

Latinos are very sensitive to different accents. I sort of lost my Mexican accent, and that's what they were looking for in this case some sort of neutral accent that could be understood on both coasts and in different Hispanic communities: Puerto Ricans on the East Coast, Cubans in Fort Lauderdale and Mexican-Americans in Los Angeles.

I think I'm as good as the Russians and the Cubans but I've got my feet on the ground. Now that I've got a medal it is a huge thing for somebody my age. The pressure is off now and I'll be relaxed, calm and cool headed for the next fight.

Miami is as anachronistic and dinosaur-like as Fidel Castro, because we are a response to him. And until that issue is resolved, Miami Cubans will continue living in his world.

We had an agent in Cuba and he said that Cubans were being moved out of an area and Russians were being moved in,

We heard that Castro fell. I guess you'd have to check with the Cubans to find out what's broken about Mr. Castro. We, obviously, have expressed our views about what's broken in Cuba.

There is a benefit in playing the Cubans because they are similar athletes to those from Nigeria, who we have in our pool at the Games.

To the Cubans, and by Cubans I mean the man on the street, this is like the Elgin marbles.

Cuba is a nation divided by its government. Almost 20 percent of the population lives in exile. Almost every family unit has been stricken by that division, and it is time for that to end and the barriers that divide the Cubans to be brought down.

Even as recently as two years ago, when I was there, Cuba seemed wide open. There was no surveillance, no restrictions on my movements. The Cubans were open in their conversations even to the point of criticizing their government. My understanding is that it's changed dramatically since then.

That hurts the people. How many Cubans are there in Miami? It's good that they can come back here and share with us.

The U.S. doesn't like to have so much oil in someone like that's hands, ... Among Cubans and people who worry about Cuba, there's no question that Chavez's support for Fidel Castro has given Castro a second wind.

The U.S. doesn't like to have so much oil in someone like that's hands. Among Cubans and people who worry about Cuba, there's no question that Chavez's support for Fidel Castro has given Castro a second wind.

Clutch hitting has been the missing ingredient for us. The Cubans are very good fastball hitters and they showed they were ready whenever they got that pitch.

They would have to go over the bodies of all of us Cubans who are here. They would have to kill us all.

The most important thing is to say that these trips are very dangerous. The people who bring Cubans here do it for money, not patriotism.

The Cubans all could be major leaguers, they all could be good major leaguers.

That (prediction) is based on the assumption that you have just trouble with one man. But this is not a personal affair and it is not a personal matter -- it's a social phenomenon. It's a social process that involves millions of Cubans and not just one man.

This was the first time to face the Cubans since the Athens Olympics. They have those intimidating hitters but I wasn't afraid of them and I wanted to overpower them with my fastball. That's how I came to this game and that's how I pitched in the first four innings.