It’s a wonderful feeling being a bridge to the past and unite generations.
VIN SCULLYGood is not good when better is expected.
More Vin Scully Quotes
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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 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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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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Don’t let the winds blow your dreams away… or steal your faith in God.
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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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The roar of the crowd has always been the sweetest music. It’s intoxicating.
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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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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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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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A man really determines himself by what he does.
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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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Losing feels worse than winning feels good.
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Statistics are used much like a drunk uses a lamppost: for support, not illumination.
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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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