Quotes by David Maraniss

“ Clemente, the Passion and Grace of Baseballs Last Hero .”

“As soon as this tragedy happened in New Orleans, I just was haunted by memories and thoughts about Roberto Clemente and sort of how he gave his life to help people in a situation like this. It was very heartening for me to see athletes of this era come through in ways larger than themselves.”

“Every athlete cant be like that,”

“Sometimes heroes are born, and sometimes heroes are made. People get to show what theyre made of in critical situations. You saw people demonstrate their values in this tragedy.”

“Thats the moment that made him a saint in Latin America. Everything he did and said before and after that is crystallized in that moment, the point where hes finally got the world stage.”

“He told me, I want you to be good to my boys, ... And I said, Im going to find the truth and write the truth. He almost got up and left.”

“Its sort of a gamble,”

“I think hes emblematic of a certain type. He wasnt against the war, just didnt want anything to do with it. He wanted to get on with his life and not let the world get in the way.”

“The Prince of Tennessee”

“War doesnt go away when the bullets stop. Vietnam still is as relevant today as it was then.”