All of a sudden I’m in the major leagues and we’re traveling from town to town.
AL KALINEI 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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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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Look at how goddamn ugly the stars are.
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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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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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I had to walk down that aisle between all the players. I really didn’t know too much about the Detroit Tigers at that time.
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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 can’t take another day of this.
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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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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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Another reason is baseball has to compete with other sports now – basketball, football, soccer – for the better athletes that might have more skills and stronger arms.
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I was very, very shocked about Cooperstown.
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One reason outfielders don’t have stronger arms might be they don’t practice as much as we did.
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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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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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