This wasn't a gift. We won this. The Cuban team simply had to come and show the quality of Cuban baseball.
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The President did not demand us to win the tournament, but he told us that we should play well, and teach the world how baseball is played in Cuba.Higinio Velez
Hosting games in the next event is the maximum ambition that any country that loves baseball could have.
Higinio Velez
He was happy just like the rest of the people in Cuba. We're happy because of how far Cuba has advanced in this Classic, and now he just is waiting for us to do our best in the field to show the world and show everybody else how good baseball is played in Cuba.
Higinio Velez
Our players, when they play, don't think, I'm going to break my hand. Because the player that has money sometimes thinks, What happens if I break my hand
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For you, some of the media and press that follow baseball, it might have been a surprise. It's normal for us. This is the way we play baseball in Cuba.
Higinio Velez
Some of the players are gone, but ... not all of them were stars. If we go back before the revolution, you will see that a lot of the Cuban players were playing in the major leagues. ... We have a large number of players.
Higinio Velez
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