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I don’t want the natural athlete — I want a guy who’ll go after the hard ones.

Bill Veeck

I don’t want the natural athlete — I want a guy who’ll go after the hard ones.
BILL VEECK

Athlete Guy Want
Baseball is the only thing beside the paper clip that hasn’t changed
BILL VEECK

Baseball Clip Paper
I don’t mind the high price of stardom. I just don’t like the high price of mediocrity.
BILL VEECK

Leadership Mind Sports
How can you be a sage if you’re pretty? You can’t get your wizard papers without wrinkles.
BILL VEECK

Sage Wisdom Wrinkle
It never ceases to amaze me how many of baseball’s wounds are self-inflicted.
BILL VEECK

Attitude Baseball Self
Hating the Yankees isn’t part of my act. It is one of those exquisite times when life and art are in perfect conjunction.
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Art Baseball Hate
The season starts too early and finishes too late and there are too many games in between.
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Baseball Games Late
Look, we play the Star Spangled Banner before every game. You want us to pay income taxes, too?
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Games Play Stars
This is a game to be savored, not gulped. There’s time to discuss everything between pitches or between innings.
BILL VEECK

Baseball Softball
I try not to break the rules, but merely to test their elasticity.
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Baseball Tests Trying
People identify with the swashbuckling individuals, not polite little men who field their position well. Sir Galahad had a big following – but I’ll bet Lancelot had more.
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Baseball Men People
There are only two seasons – winter and Baseball.
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Baseball Mlb Winter
Baseball is the only game left for people. To play basketball, you have to be 7 feet 6 inches. To play football, you have to be the same width.
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Baseball Basketball Football
When the Supreme Court says baseball isn’t run like a business, everybody jumps up and down with joy. When I say the same thing, everybody throws pointy objects at me.
BILL VEECK

Baseball Joy Running
I believe in God, but I’m not too clear on the other details.
BILL VEECK

Believe Clear Details
Suffering is overated.
BILL VEECK

Life Love Relationship

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