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I won some winners' medals with Lancashire - a NatWest trophy and a couple of Sunday Leagues.
Of course I pay attention to the Premier League - it's one of the greatest leagues in Europe.
The difference between the Premier League and the other leagues is the intensity of the games.
It's one thing to make the big leagues, but it's another thing to make it to an all-star game.
I had 12 years under my belt of baseball at the amateur level before I got to the big leagues.
I know what a full season is like in the big leagues. It's not going to be a surprise anymore.
I played good ball in the minor leagues, and that's why they called me up to the major leagues.
I watch the Premier League, the Spanish and Dutch leagues, and a little bit of the German league.
I want to finish my career in Cleveland. They gave me the opportunity to play in the big leagues.
The high demands on teams in national leagues and of course the Champions League - it's too much.
I just wanted to go play in the big leagues. But possibly playing for the Yankees is very special.
I am pretty sure that in the future the Chinese league will be one of the best leagues in the world.
There are more second-, third-, fourth-, fifth- and so on in the big leagues than first-round picks.
Even in the Minor Leagues, I thought you have to go out and earn a spot. Nothing is ever given to you.
I predict that many teams will go out of business and the size of the leagues will be greatly reduced.
Obviously the leagues are different. The Premier League is much more competitive than the Dutch league.
I was a great base umpire, but I was the most mediocre plate umpire to ever come into the major leagues.
Winston Cup and the Busch Series are two totally different leagues. You get put in different situations.
I don't know how the 'Richie' started. My name is Richard, and they called me Dick in the minor leagues.
Well, my hand never fell off, and within no time, I was bowling competitively in leagues and tournaments.
I was not bitter by not being allowed to play in the major leagues. I just said, 'The time has not come.'
It's always going to be difficult for Asian countries to create big leagues because Europe is so settled.
At my growing years of 18 to 21 years old in the Minor Leagues, I dreamed of being a Philadelphia Phillie.
I would love to get back to the big leagues as a coach, possibly a manager. I would love that opportunity.
Well, I wanted to play twenty years in the major leagues. I never made it twenty though. I played nineteen.
Just as I'm fortunate to pitch in the big leagues, I'm also fortunate for the time I get to spend outdoors.
Fundamentally, England, Spain and Germany were the relevant leagues I could see myself playing football in.
I'd rather play in the major leagues and have some bad games than play consistently good ball in the minors.
I cannot consent to be led three or four hundred leagues out of my route, without its being by force of arms.
Tottenham is the club that first gave me my opportunity to play in one of the strongest leagues in the world.
That feeling you had in the lower leagues, the hunger you need to win and even earn wages, has never left me.
Everybody in the minor leagues - if you're a player, an announcer, whatever - wants to be in the big leagues.
I base my game on work-rate and determination, that's what has helped me work up the leagues in previous years.
People think because I was at City that I've only won leagues and cups, but I was there when we were struggling.
There were a lot of players who worked just as hard as I did, and if you didn't, you didn't stay in the big leagues.
Once you leave the minor leagues, you want to not come back. But it's the path that I'm on, the journey that I'm on.
The defenders in Italy are stronger, and that makes me better. Serie A is played in a different way to other leagues.
If I could do it over, I'd want to come up to the big leagues like Mike Trout. He's exciting and I like watching him.
The Spanish and German leagues are of a very high standard. Along with the Premier League, they are probably the best.
Not many people get to the major leagues and succeed right away. There are some struggles. Everyone seems to struggle.
It was always a dream as a footballer to compete in the best leagues in the world and those leagues are here in Europe.
Life is so fast. And I still remember when I came up to the big leagues and played as if it were yesterday. Time flies.
This is the big leagues; pitchers throw a lot of strikes. I feel like they attack me. That's why I go up there and swing.
It's one of the best leagues in Europe in football. Benfica in my opinion is one of the top 10 biggest clubs in the world.
I've played three seasons at Real Madrid; I've given my all. I've scored goals, I've won two leagues, and that's not easy.
Every college player thinks they're on their way. But, delusions aside, I might have toiled in the minor leagues for a bit.
To me, there is no more conscientious umpire in the Major Leagues than Jim Joyce. He gives you a hellacious effort every time.
It is a dream from my childhood: I always wanted to play in the Premier League, which is one of the best leagues in the world.
I still carry it with me that I'm a I-AA guy and I had to go down to the minor leagues in college football and prove who I was.
I don't expect any red carpet to the big leagues. If the opportunity comes, then it comes. But I don't think I'm owed anything.