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It’s a great time of the year. If you can stand it.

Vin Scully

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
You can almost taste the pressure now.
VIN SCULLY

Pressure Taste 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
Good is not good when better is expected.
VIN SCULLY

Better Expectation Goodness
Be a bobbed cork: When you are pushed down, bob up.
VIN SCULLY

Hard Time Try Yourself
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’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 SCULLY

God Planning Smile Writing Yourself
Don’t let the winds blow your dreams away… or steal your faith in God.
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Blow Dreams Faith God Steal Wind
The roar of the crowd has always been the sweetest music. It’s intoxicating.
VIN SCULLY

Audience Crowd Intoxication Music Roar Sweet
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’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
A man really determines himself by what he does.
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Determination Himself Man
Losing feels worse than winning feels good.
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Feeling Goodness Lose Winning Worst
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.

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