Fernando Mateo Quotations

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.

Our goal is to get it retired by the All-Star Game, ... We're starting a national campaign.

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.

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.

We think we have a very strong argument,

Right now we're at the beginning of a huge crusade and we're going need all the help we can get,

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.