Baseball star Roberto Clemente led his team, the Pittsburgh Pirates, to two World Series championships in the 1960s and 1970s. This video shows one of the highlights of Clemente’s professional baseball career, when his team won in 1971. Click below to watch the video.
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Roberto Clemente
As you saw in the video, Clemente spoke in Spanish in an interview after the Pirates had won. This is what he said:
"En el día más grande de mi vida, para los nenes la bendición mia y que mis padres me echen la bendición en Puerto Rico." ("On the most important day of my life, I give blessings to my boys and ask that my parents give me their blessing in Puerto Rico.")
Why do you think it was important to Clemente to speak in Spanish? Explain your answer in two to three sentences.