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I've tried a lot of things in the off-season, but the only thing I really know is baseball.
Every time we lose a species webreak a life chain which has evolved over 3.5 billion years.
When 20,000 people applaud you as you walk out to do your job, it should be an inspiration.
One percent of ballplayers are leaders of men. The other 99 percent are followers of women.
That's the best thing about playing defense. I get to see somebody else but myself get mad.
The day you let go of fear and instead embrace understanding, is the day you begin to live.
When you're getting $2,000 a month in the minors, it's hard not to eat Taco Bell every day.
My parents didn't raise me to be a professional player. They raised me to be a good person.
It's unbelievable how much you don't know about the game you've been playing all your life.
If you had a son, it would be a great thing to have him grow up to be just like Gil Hodges.
Somebody's gotta win and somebody's gotta lose and I believe in letting the other guy lose.
I admitted I bet on baseball, but I wasn't suspended from baseball for betting on baseball.
Can you be a nicer gentleman, or a better man for your sport or your kids than Joe Paterno?
Once you realize how good you really are, you never settle for playing less than your best.
You know raising a family in the lifestyle of a professional athlete can be very difficult.
Nothing is so embarrassing as watching someone do something that you said couldn't be done.
There is no one correct way to bat, and so of course there is no one correct stance for it.
It's a dream come true. I get to play for my hometown team, the team I grew up rooting for.
If I was being paid thirty-thousand dollars a year, the very least I could do was hit .400.
About the only problem with success is that it does not teach you how to deal with failure.
When you don't have the deepest pockets, you better have the best scouting and development.
What is the difference between astroturf and grass? I don't know, I never smoked astroturf.
I think I was programmed to do good things when I came into the majors. I knew how to play.
I owe a large part of my success to Joe Brown, who helped me both as a player and a person.
I play to see what I can accomplish. I don't play for fun. I play to see how good I can be.
You know your talent. You know if you work hard, your hard work is going to pay off one day.
You always dream about being on a baseball card. It's kind of funny when you finally see it.
I'm consistently making adjustments. You're going to have to do that in the postseason, too.
After getting out of the service and going into baseball I never wanted to do anything else.
Worry is simply thinking the same thing over and over again and not doing anything about it.
He (Leo Durocher) had the ability of taking a bad situation and making it immediately worse.
Thou shalt not steal. I mean defensively. On offense, indeed thou shall steal and thou must.
Pocahontas was the reason the Virginia colony didn't disappear, unlike some earlier attempts
If your're not practicing, somebody else is, somewhere, and he'll be ready to take your job.
I did make a choice when I got away from baseball to be there to get my kids off to college.
The difference between God and Reggie Jackson is that God doesn't think he's Reggie Jackson.
I don't care much about my personal record. I just want to be able to pitch in the playoffs.
I know it sounds stupid and cliche, but I just want to get better. I want to keep improving.
The Rays are a team to be reckoned with. These guys are getting better and better each year.
Joe Torre would tell you to make sure you can hit the ball on the outside part of the plate.
When we played, World Series checks meant something. Now all they do is screw up your taxes.
He (Don Drysdale) talks very well for a guy who's had two fingers in his mouth all his life.
In life, you need many more things besides talent. Things like good advice and common sense.
I've been playing baseball since I was four. I've got baseball in my blood. I love baseball.
The test of an outfielder's skill comes when he has to go against the fence to make a catch.
People in West Virginia do have cars. We have indoor plumbing. We even use knives and forks.
Get in front of the ball, you won't get hurt. That's what you've got a chest for, young man.
I am extremely sorry for the stress and confusion I have brought on the Braves organization.
What people might find surprising: I taught my wife to change diapers when we had our first.
I am and will always be just simply a basball player, my tomb stone will just say. Baseball.