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" I bet on my team to win every night because I love my team; I believe in my team. I did everything in my power every night to win that game. "

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" Umpires got power, man. You ever notice if you go to a ballpark and there's a close play on first base, they will not run the replay at the ballpark? I've seen umpires go underneath and call up and say if you run one more of those replays, we're gonna forfeit the game. That's how strong their union is. "

" I am grateful that I live in a nation where most believe that one's punishment should fit their wrongdoing and that ours is a nation that judges an individual by both what he has done and how he has changed. "

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

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