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" In the old days, you know, they didn't have batting cages. And in most ball parks, they only had one runway to the dugout. "

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

" If somebody is gracious enough to give me a second chance, I won't need a third. "

" My father taught me that the only way you can make good at anything is to practice, and then practice some more. "

" I had an addiction to play baseball. "

" Who cares if you bunt for a base hit? "

" I would think if someone connected to steroids made the Hall of Fame, that would enhance my chances of making the Hall of Fame. "

" 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. "

" You know, baseball's not stupid. Baseball does what the fans want, usually. "

" I was born on the day Lincoln was shot and the Titanic sank. "

" I know everything about Ty Cobb except the size of his hat. "

" I met Gerald Ford. I met Richard Nixon. I met Jimmy Carter. I met Dwight Eisenhower when he was a general. George Bush senior. I haven't met Bill Clinton or George W. Bush, although I got a letter from him. "

" Obama's a great speaker. Because of his speaking ability and his appearance, a lot of guys got on board. Being the first African American, a lot guys got on board. "

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

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" Sparky Anderson taught me this a long time ago: 'There's three ways you can treat a person. You can pat 'em on the butt, you can kick 'em in the butt, or you can leave 'em alone.' "

" Some players you pat their butts, some players you kick their butts, some players you leave alone. "

" I look at the records, and you don't win the Cy Young seven times or the MVP without being a good player. "

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

" Are you tall? Are you strong? How big are your hands? You must be honest with yourself or you will end up using the wrong bat. "

" Doctors tell me I have the body of a thirty year old. I know I have the brain of a fifteen year old. If you've got both, you can play baseball. "

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

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

" I never gave up as a player, and I won't give up as someone who wants to go to the Hall of Fame, because it's the ultimate goal for a baseball player or a football player or a basketball player. "

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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. "

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