Bragan and Walker talked to me the most. The fellow who helped me most of all was Buck Clarkson. I think he lives in Donora. He managed me in the Puerto Rican League when I was a boy. He used to see me throw a ball from the outfield 400 feet on the line, most of the time wild. And I hit good. Buck Clarkson used to tell me I am as good as anybody in big leagues. That helped me a lot.

Evaluating previous managers, as quoted in "Sidelight on Sports: Roberto Remembers" by Al Abrams, in The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Friday, March 31, 1972), p. 10 - Baseball-related

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