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" I love what I do. If I had my time over again, I'd probably do it for nothing. "

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" In baseball, democracy shines its clearest. The only race that matters is the race to the bag. The creed is the rule book. And color, merely something to distinguish one team's uniform from another's. "

" I've been lucky to broadcast some great events and to broadcast the exploits of some great players. "

" I'd like to be remembered as someone who showed up for the job. I consider myself a worker. "

" The game's the thing. That's why people tune in. They don't tune in to hear an announcer. "

" But most of all, I'm a part of you people out there who have listened to me, because especially you people in Michigan, you Tiger fans, you've given me so much warmth, so much affection and so much love. "

" God blessed me by putting me here for thirty-one years at Michigan and Trumbull. "

" Why the fairy tale of Willie Mays making a brilliant World Series catch, and then dashing off to play stickball in the street with his teenage pals. That's baseball. So is the husky voice of a doomed Lou Gehrig saying, 'I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of this earth.' "

" Baseball is a lot like life. It's a day-to-day existence, full of ups and downs. You make the most of your opportunities in baseball as you do in life. "

" Also I'm a part of the people that I've worked with in baseball that have been so great to me, Mr. Earl Mann of Atlanta, who gave me my first baseball broadcasting job. "

" It's time to say goodbye, but I think goodbyes are sad and I'd much rather say hello. Hello to a new adventure. "

" Everybody we meet has an influence on us and an impact - good or bad. And I think that's why we have to be careful with the way we handle people because what we're doing is making an impact. "

" I think I owe thanks to the people who have listened to me over the years, who tuned in on the radio. They have given me a warmth and loyalty that I've never been able to repay. The way they have reached out to me has certainly been the highlight of my life. "

" Baseball is a spirited race of man against man, reflex against reflex. A game of inches. Every skill is measured. Every heroic, every failing is seen and cheered, or booed. And then becomes a statistic. "

" A tall, thin old man waving a scorecard from the corner of his dugout. That's baseball. "

" I praise the Lord here today. I know that all my talent and all my ability comes from him, and without him I'm nothing and I thank him for his great blessing. "

" I look on life as a joyous adventure. "

" In radio, they say, nothing happens until the announcer says it happens. "

" If I walked back into the booth in the year 2025, I don't think it would have changed much. I think baseball would be played and managed pretty much the same as it is today. It's a great survivor. "

" Whatever happens, I'm ready to face it. "

" Baseball just a came as simple as a ball and bat. Yet, as complex as the American spirit it symbolizes. A sport, a business and sometimes almost even a religion. "

" Baseball is a tongue-tied kid from Georgia growing up to be an announcer and praising the Lord for showing him the way to Cooperstown. This is a game for America. Still a game for America, this baseball! "

" I think God always has the best for us. "

" I deeply appreciate the people of Michigan. I love their grit. I love the way they face life. I love the family values they have. "