Buck O'Neil Quotations

He was wonderful and kind, always insisting on gentlemanly behavior and a good suit.

Don't shed any tears. You think about this: Here I am, the grandson of a slave. And here the whole world was excited about whether I was going into the Hall of Fame or not. We've come a long ways.

I've had some success, I really have. But I tell you what, you got to get that education.

Don't be so hard on him, ... Maybe he's got a young boy of his own at home.

The general manager of a baseball team can have lunch with the governor or he might have dinner with the United States president.

A lot about the game has changed, and thankfully, much of it is for the better. There is still work to do, but today we have a Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, we have black owners, managers and executives of teams...and look what Nike has done! The Untold Truth Collection represents more than a jersey or a pair of sneakers. It represents our lives, our story, our legacy.

You know, people that think that about you, you know, it means everything in the world. (They're) showing their love for me because they know I love them.