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" I actually went to some Gamblers Anonymous classes, and I sat there for three or four of them, and I'm trying to figure out what I have in similarities with these other people, and I could never find anything. It just seems like it wasn't the right place for me. "

Pete Rose

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" I always liked the defensive part of baseball. "

" I'd walk through hell in a gasoline suit to play baseball. "

" We were so poor when I was a kid that I had a sister who was stamped, 'Made In Japan.' "

" Baseball is an individual game, but it should never be a personal game. "

" A team will take on its manager's personality. If it's a laid back manager, you'll have a laid back personality. The players will see that if it's OK for the Manager to be laid back, then you'll have a laid back team. "

" Back in 1960 at Christmas time, I did work loading and unloading boxcars for Railway Express. That was a kind of weight training that helped me. I weighed about 160 when I started. I began to gain weight and kept right on gaining until I reached 195 pounds. "

" There is an old saying that money can't buy happiness. If it could, I would buy myself four hits every game. "

" Can you be a nicer gentleman, or a better man for your sport or your kids than Joe Paterno? "

" Willie Mays could throw better, and Hank Aaron could hit more home runs. But I've got enthusiasm. I've got desire. I've got hustle. Those are God-given talents, too. "

" Baseball and the players association have rules. If you stay within the rules - which say that you can play while you're appealing - I don't see what anyone would be in arms about. "

" I never picked up my phone and called a bookmaker and bet on a baseball game from the clubhouse. Never. "

" I had an addiction to play baseball. "

" The greatest competitor was Bob Gibson. He worked so fast out there and he always had the hood up. He always wanted to close his own deal. He never talked to you because he was battling so hard. I sure as hell don't miss batting against him, but I miss him in the game. "

" Brooks Robinson belongs in a higher league. "

" I owe baseball. Baseball don't owe me a damn thing. "

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" I don't think there's any honor bigger than going to your Hall of Fame for your sport. "

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