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.
VIN SCULLYThank you for sneaking your transistor under the pillow as you grew up loving the Tigers. God has a new adventure for me.
More Vin Scully Quotes
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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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It’s a wonderful feeling being a bridge to the past and unite generations.
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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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A man really determines himself by what he does.
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You can almost taste the pressure now.
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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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It’s a great time of the year. If you can stand it.
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Losing feels worse than winning feels good.
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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.
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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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As long as you live keep smiling because it brightens everybody’s day.
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I guess my thermometer for my baseball fever is still a goose bump.
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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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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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Be a bobbed cork: When you are pushed down, bob up.
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