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" Sports has kept me on the straight and narrow path. "

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" One time I was doing a speech to a group of kids, and just before I get there, I see this little kid crying. I found out they just lost a game, and he was the losing pitcher. I went over there, put my arm around him, and said, 'What are you crying for? When major league players lose, they don't cry.' "

" I was fortunate enough to coach the U.S. Olympic team in Australia. "

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" I do not care whether you're a Democrat or you're a Republican or an independent. We must pull for the people who are wearing the uniform of the armed forces. These people weren't drafted. They enlisted, because they believe. "

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" I've never used one word of profanity in front of my wife, or my daughter, or my granddaughter... or anybody else's wife. "

" My goal is to live to be 100. "

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