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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.

Vin Scully

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.
VIN SCULLY

Love Myself Player Story Work
I’m not a military general, a business guru, not a philosopher or author. It’s only me.
VIN SCULLY

Author Business General Military Myself Philosophy
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.
VIN SCULLY

Bridge Feeling Past Sports Unity Wonderful
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.
VIN SCULLY

Crawl Myself Old Small
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.
VIN SCULLY

Believe Myself Pitch Start Talk Thinking
That really is my trademark. Day to day, week in, week out. If something happens and the crowd roars, I shut up.
VIN SCULLY

Audience Crowd Myself Roar Stop Trademark
I don’t like to be alone, but I do cherish the moments that I’m alone with a good book.
VIN SCULLY

Alone Book Cherish Goodness Moments Myself
It’s a great time of the year. If you can stand it.
VIN SCULLY

Greatness Stand Time Yourself
I’m going to sit back, light up, and hope I don’t chew the cigarette to pieces.
VIN SCULLY

Hope Light Myself Pieces
A man really determines himself by what he does.
VIN SCULLY

Determination Himself Man
The roar of the crowd has always been the sweetest music. It’s intoxicating.
VIN SCULLY

Audience Crowd Intoxication Music Roar Sweet
I try to call the play as quickly as I possibly can and then shut up and let the crowd roar because, to me, the crowd is the most wonderful thing in the whole world when it’s making noise.
VIN SCULLY

Hope Myself Noise Play Quick Try Whole World
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.
VIN SCULLY

Classic Doubt Home Monument Myself See Theatre
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.
VIN SCULLY

Game Hate Lonely Love Myself Realistic Road
As long as you live keep smiling because it brightens everybody’s day.
VIN SCULLY

Bright Day Live Smile Yourself
You can almost taste the pressure now.
VIN SCULLY

Pressure Taste Yourself

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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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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