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"Generally in the Little League you're up against a good pitcher who throws like hell. What does the coach say? Get a walk. Isn't that beautiful way to learn to hit? For four years you stand up there looking for a walk."
"He (Roberto Clemente) looked like he was falling apart when he ran. Looked like he was coming apart when he threw. His stance at the plate was ridiculous, he really looked less like a ball player than anyone I'd ever seen. It was a crazy thing. The only thing that made him look sensational was the results."
"I never slept when I lost. I'd see the sun come up without ever having closed my eyes. I'd see those base hits over and over and they would drive me crazy."
"My feeling is that when you're managing a baseball team, you have to pick the right people to play and then pray a lot."
"There is no doubt that someone who tries to throw a curve or pitch at any early age before he's developed, before his hand is big enough to grip the ball correctly, will damage his arm."
"When I was with Houston at the end of my career, Bob Gibson
walked up to me one day when I was running in the outfield. He asked me why I didn't quit and said what a shame it was that I was ruining a great career and just trying to hang on. Years later, I saw (Bob) Gibson
trying to do the same thing." Source: Robin Roberts Retirement Dinner Speech
"When Mickey Mantle
bunted with the wind blowing out in Crosley Field." Source: Sports Illustrated (Article describing his best All Star moment, July 24, 1978)
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