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" You've got to get good habits of working hard so that when that play comes up during the regular season that you're able to complete it and do it the right way. "
Al Kaline
Play
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Working Hard
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" I started in for the ball but I just couldn't get it. I should have caught it because I was used to catching everything on the sandlots. But they hit the ball a lot harder in the major leagues and I just couldn't reach the ball this time. "
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