Dee Williams Quote

That obstinate sense of independence was the biggest challenge I face in building my little house (that, and not always knowing what I was doing). I was stubborn in the way I hated to ask for help. Some people are good at it, asking friends or their husbands to collect ginger ale and crackers at the grocery because they feel nauseous, or standing on the side of the road with a tire iron in one hand, hoping someone will stop to change their flat tire. I'm not like that; I'd rather have a rough stick dragged across my gums than walk to the neighbor's house to borrow sugar or ask for help jump-starting my car.

Dee Williams

That obstinate sense of independence was the biggest challenge I face in building my little house (that, and not always knowing what I was doing). I was stubborn in the way I hated to ask for help. Some people are good at it, asking friends or their husbands to collect ginger ale and crackers at the grocery because they feel nauseous, or standing on the side of the road with a tire iron in one hand, hoping someone will stop to change their flat tire. I'm not like that; I'd rather have a rough stick dragged across my gums than walk to the neighbor's house to borrow sugar or ask for help jump-starting my car.

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About Dee Williams

Dee Williams (May 1884 – December 23, 1911) was an American Negro league outfielder between 1909 and 1911.
A native of Topeka, Kansas, Williams played for the Buxton Wonders and the Kansas City Giants in 1909, and continued to play for Kansas City through 1911, playing for the Kansas City Royal Giants in 1910, returning to the Kansas City Giants for the 1911 season. He died in Kansas City, Kansas in 1911 at age 27.