Losing feels worse than winning feels good.
VIN SCULLYIf 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.
More Vin Scully Quotes
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When I was very small, maybe 8 years old, we had a big radio that stood on four legs, and it had a cross piece underneath it, and I used to take a pillow and crawl under the radio.
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The roar of the crowd has always been the sweetest music. It’s intoxicating.
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It’s easier to pick off a fast runner than to pick off a lazy runner.
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As long as you live keep smiling because it brightens everybody’s day.
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Don’t let the winds blow your dreams away… or steal your faith in God.
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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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It’s a wonderful feeling being a bridge to the past and unite generations.
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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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It’s a great time of the year. If you can stand it.
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To be honest, I’ve never been interested in how many games I’ve done and seen. It doesn’t mean anything to anybody. All I know is I’m eternally grateful for having been allowed to work so many games.
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You can almost taste the pressure now.
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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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Be a bobbed cork: When you are pushed down, bob up.
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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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I guess my thermometer for my baseball fever is still a goose bump.
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