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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.

Vin Scully

Statistics are used much like a drunk uses a lamppost: for support, not illumination.
VIN SCULLY

Drink Illumination Statistics Support
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
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.
VIN SCULLY

Forever Gratitude Honesty Interest Myself
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
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
Losing feels worse than winning feels good.
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Feeling Goodness Lose Winning Worst
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
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 going to sit back, light up, and hope I don’t chew the cigarette to pieces.
VIN SCULLY

Hope Light Myself Pieces
Good is not good when better is expected.
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Better Expectation Goodness
A man really determines himself by what he does.
VIN SCULLY

Determination Himself Man
Don’t let the winds blow your dreams away… or steal your faith in God.
VIN SCULLY

Blow Dreams Faith God Steal Wind
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.
VIN SCULLY

Expression Oneself Order Player
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.
VIN SCULLY

Care Game Honesty Myself Professional

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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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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