Well maybe i’ll fall hard, something tough to break me, something sharp to rip into my insides and bleed out all that pain.
AL KALINECarl Yastrzemski was the best all-around player. He could run, throw and hit. He had the ability to play a number of different positions.
More Al Kaline Quotes
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All of a sudden I’m in the major leagues and we’re traveling from town to town.
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Look at how goddamn ugly the stars are.
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I’ll never forget that first night with the team. Going to the ballpark on the bus was the hardest 30 minutes of my life.
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The most relaxing thing i do, hang halfway out a 3rd floor window, and look at rocks if i fall out.
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As the days went on, I didn’t mind the games. In fact, I looked forward to them.
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Most teams today don’t take outfield practice.
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Switching to the outfield was the best break I ever got.
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Carl Yastrzemski was the best all-around player. He could run, throw and hit. He had the ability to play a number of different positions.
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I thought my chances were fairly good, but I tried to stay low key about it, not too high and not too low. That was the way I played, too.
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I see the other players dressing different every day. I’ve got only one suit and I keep wearing it over and over. I’m really embarrassed.
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I can’t take another day of this.
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You’ve got to get good habits of working hard so that when that play comes up during the regular season that you’re able to complete it and do it the right way.
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It hurt me a great deal. It put a lot of pressure on me because I was at a young age and the writers around here and throughout the league starting comparing me to Cobb. It put a lot of pressure on me.
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He signed as a shortstop. He could play the outfield, of course, and third base and first, too. He was a tremendous athlete. Mickey Mantle was unbelievable, too.
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I was very, very shocked about Cooperstown.
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