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Playing baseball was my dream, and no amount of money could sway my opinion.
Youth is ever apt to judge in haste, and lose the medium in the wild extreme.
I trust that I can hit a fastball, that I can hit any pitch they throw to me.
I kind of realized that when I take more pitches I put better swings on them.
I like to score and drive in runs more than pay attention to batting average.
If it wasn't for baseball, I'd be in either the penitentiary or the cemetery.
Nowadays, they have more trouble packing hair dryers than baseball equipment.
Leo Durocher is a man with an infinite capacity for making a bad thing worse.
A fellow doesn't last long on what he has done. He has to keep on delivering.
I may not be in the weight room as much as some guys, but I get my work done.
Traffic accidents have increased 100 percent in the city since the hurricane.
The key step for an infielder is the first one... but before the ball is hit.
One way to get high blood pressure is to go mountain climbing over molehills.
Experience is what enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.
You weren't s-- then, Tiger. You ain't s-- now. You ain't never gonna be s--.
I want to establish myself as the first Eric Davis, not the next Willie Mays.
Wait until Tommy Lasorda meets the Lord and finds out He's wearing pinstripes
He (Sandy Koufax) throws a 'radio ball,' a pitch you hear, but you don't see.
In 1930, I was at the top of my career. I won the Most Valuable Player award.
Physical therapy is part of my offseason routine. That has helped me greatly.
The new Haitian baseball can't weigh more than four ounces or less than five.
We should have won the pennant that year. It was the best club I was ever on.
Physical ability only goes so far. You have to work hard the rest of the way.
I throw the ball ninety-two miles an hour, but they hit it back just as hard.
It's a great feeling for me just to put my uniform on and be part of my team.
You have to be the one setting your own goals, trying to achieve those goals.
They're like sleeping in a soft bed. Easy to get into and hard to get out of.
I pulled cotton at 6 years old and worked on the peanut farm and paper route.
I don't like to be talked about, especially by somebody that doesn't know me.
You don t get the breaks unless you play with the team instead of against it.
You can't let any team awe you. If you do, you'll wind up a horseshit player.
Wouldn't it be great if we just ended up tied? I think it would be beautiful.
If I had played my career hitting singles like Pete (Rose), I'd wear a dress.
I'll play baseball for the Army or fight for it, whatever they want me to do.
It was so cold today that I saw a dog chasing a cat, and the dog was walking.
We have the great fans in Detroit. We've got a great ballpark, great stadium.
I feel pretty good. My body actually looks like an old banana, but it's fine.
What man in his 40s would not like to look in the mirror and find Nolan Ryan?
I can't imagine Joe DiMaggio was a better all-around player than Dale Murphy.
I love the fans, I love the game of baseball, and I love Cincinnati baseball.
I hope that people learn from my mistake and I hope that the fans forgive me.
I want to hit line droves. I want to hit my doubles, my singles, get on base.
I'm just trying to stay aggressive and mix things up enough to be successful.
I didn't play the game right because I saw a reward at the end of the tunnel.
Nothing in the world can replace the modern swimsuit, and it practically has.
Some people are much like blisters-they don't show up until the work is done.
The key to hitting is just plain working at it. Work, that's the real secret.
The first time that I ever saw Babe Ruth was in the Boston Red Sox clubhouse.
People don't resent having nothing nearly as much as too little.- Ivy Crompton
They want somebody to hit home runs, and I can be that guy. Why not me, right?