I guess my thermometer for my baseball fever is still a goose bump.
VIN SCULLYThe roar of the crowd has always been the sweetest music. It’s intoxicating.
More Vin Scully Quotes
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I’m going to sit back, light up, and hope I don’t chew the cigarette to pieces.
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That really is my trademark. Day to day, week in, week out. If something happens and the crowd roars, I shut up.
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Almost all of us growing up have played baseball on some level. It has an inside track with people. It has a unifying effect.
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I think when I first started, I tried to make believe I was in the ballpark, sitting next to somebody and just talking. And if you go to a ballgame, and you sit there, you’re not going to talk pitches for three hours.
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It’s a great time of the year. If you can stand it.
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I’ve told several writers this, and, again, I get back to it, but if you want to make God smile, tell him your plans.
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It’s a wonderful feeling to be a bridge to the past and to unite generations. The sport of baseball does that, and I am just a part of it.
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You can almost taste the pressure now.
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It’s a wonderful feeling being a bridge to the past and unite generations.
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I’m not a military general, a business guru, not a philosopher or author. It’s only me.
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I don’t like to be alone, but I do cherish the moments that I’m alone with a good book.
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It’s easier to pick off a fast runner than to pick off a lazy runner.
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In all honesty, once you become a professional, number one, you’re no longer a fan. I don’t root for the Dodgers, really. I just try to do the game as best I can. And the winning and the losing will take care of itself.
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If I categorized home runs that I’ve seen, without a doubt the monumental one is Henry’s. But I’ve seen a lot of classic, great home runs. Gibson’s was probably the most theatrical home run I’ve ever seen.
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I really love baseball. The guys and the game, and I love the challenge of describing things. The only thing I hate – and I know you have to be realistic and pay the bills in this life – is the loneliness on the road.
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