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I’m going to sit back, light up, and hope I don’t chew the cigarette to pieces.

Vin Scully

It’s easier to pick off a fast runner than to pick off a lazy runner.
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Easy Lazy Run
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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God Planning Smile Writing Yourself
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
Losing feels worse than winning feels good.
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Feeling Goodness Lose Winning Worst
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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Classic Doubt Home Monument Myself See Theatre
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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Hope Myself Noise Play Quick Try Whole World
I’m going to sit back, light up, and hope I don’t chew the cigarette to pieces.
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Hope Light Myself Pieces
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
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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Audience Crowd Myself Roar Stop Trademark
It’s a great time of the year. If you can stand it.
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Greatness Stand Time Yourself
Almost all of us growing up have played baseball on some level. It has an inside track with people. It has a unifying effect.
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Effect Growth People
It’s a wonderful feeling being a bridge to the past and unite generations.
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Generation Past 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.
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Crawl Myself Old Small
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
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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Care Game Honesty Myself Professional
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

I’m going to sit back, light up, and hope I don’t chew the cigarette to pieces.

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