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It’s easier to pick off a fast runner than to pick off a lazy runner.

Vin Scully

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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Believe Myself Pitch Start Talk Thinking
You can almost taste the pressure now.
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Pressure Taste Yourself
Good is not good when better is expected.
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Better Expectation Goodness
A man really determines himself by what he does.
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Determination Himself Man
Be a bobbed cork: When you are pushed down, bob up.
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Hard Time Try Yourself
One of my favorite expressions ever uttered by a player is Roy Campanella’s line about how, in order to be a major-league player, you have to have a lot of little boy in you.
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Expression Oneself Order Player
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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Bridge Feeling Past Sports Unity Wonderful
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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God Planning Smile Writing Yourself
If I can get a story about a player, I would give you a ship load of numbers, batting averages and all just for that one precious story. That’s the kind of thing that I love to do.
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Love Myself Player Story Work
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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Effect Growth People
Statistics are used much like a drunk uses a lamppost: for support, not illumination.
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Drink Illumination Statistics Support
The roar of the crowd has always been the sweetest music. It’s intoxicating.
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Audience Crowd Intoxication Music Roar Sweet
Losing feels worse than winning feels good.
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Feeling Goodness Lose Winning Worst
Thank you for sneaking your transistor under the pillow as you grew up loving the Tigers. God has a new adventure for me.
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Adventure God Love Thankful Yourself
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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Alone Book Cherish Goodness Moments Myself
As long as you live keep smiling because it brightens everybody’s day.
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Bright Day Live Smile Yourself

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