Top 3 Quotes & Sayings by Willie Wells

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American athlete Willie Wells.
Last updated on April 21, 2025.
Willie Wells

Willie James Wells, nicknamed "The Devil," was an American baseball player. He was a shortstop who played from 1924 to 1948 for various teams in the Negro leagues and in Latin America.

Ignorance is pitiful! If you are ignorant and stupid, you are sick - white, black, green, I don't care. — © Willie Wells
Ignorance is pitiful! If you are ignorant and stupid, you are sick - white, black, green, I don't care.
One of the main reasons I came back to Mexico is because I've found freedom and democracy here, something I never found in the United States.
I was branded a Negro in the States and had to act accordingly. They wouldn't even give me a chance in the big leagues because I was a Negro, yet they accepted every other nationality under the sun.
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