“I hope that these kids are given an opportunity to play, because whatever happened before, they had nothing to do with it. I just hope they have an opportunity to compete. They really deserve to. They have some great ballplayers in Cuba.”
Hank Aaron
“I'm dead serious, ... Some of these (children) don't learn. You have got to teach them a lesson, and this is coming from a criminal defense lawyer.”
Oscar Goodman
“I'm not done playing. I know our kids aren't. I just hope we get an opportunity to continue to play.”
Ed DeChellis
“They're deep and have a lot of kids that can play. We just hope we get an opportunity to play a team like that. When you get the chance to play a team like that, sometimes you can dig deep. ... You only have to play them once.”
Sam Davis
“Another fresh new year is here . . .Another year to live!To banish worry, doubt, and fear,To love and laugh and give!This bright new year is given meTo live each day with zest . . .To daily grow and try to beMy highest and my best!I have the opportunityOnce more to right some wrongs,To pray for peace, to plant a tree,And sing more joyful songs!”
William Arthur Ward
“Our starters ran the offense well and it gave us an opportunity to play some of the other kids who haven't seen much time.”
Tom Donovan
“We have the opportunity to play them at our facility. I know that our kids are very excited about it.”
Jerry Slocum