This time you’ve dug yourself an anchor too heavy to move ahead with.
AL KALINEI’ll never forget that first night with the team. Going to the ballpark on the bus was the hardest 30 minutes of my life.
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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I can’t take another day of this.
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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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I was very, very shocked about Cooperstown.
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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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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’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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That was the easiest part of all. I couldn’t wait to get to the ballpark I’d be the first one there and I was willing to do anything. I think that’s why the veterans liked me.
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Most teams today don’t take outfield practice.
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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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Switching to the outfield was the best break I ever got.
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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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One reason outfielders don’t have stronger arms might be they don’t practice as much as we did.
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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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