When I was a small boy growing up in Kansas, a friend of mine and I went fishing and as we sat there in the warmth of a summer afternoon on a riverbank we talked about what we wanted to do when we grew up. I told him that I wanted to be a real major-league baseball player, a genuine professional like Honus Wagner. My friend said that he'd like to be President of the United States. Neither of us got our wish.
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Congratulations. I knew the record would stand until it was broken.
Congratulations. I knew the record would stand until it was broken.
Ability is the art of getting credit for all the home runs somebody else hits.
Ability is the art of getting credit for all the home runs somebody else hits.
Fans don't boo nobodies.
Fans don't boo nobodies.
The secret of managing is to keep the guys who hate you away from the guys who are undecided.
The secret of managing is to keep the guys who hate you away from the guys who are undecided.
You can learn little from victory. You can learn everything from defeat.
You can learn little from victory. You can learn everything from defeat.
Work like you don't need the money. Love like you've never been hurt. Dance like nobody's watching.
Work like you don't need the money. Love like you've never been hurt. Dance like nobody's watching.
Two hundred million Americans, and there ain't two good catchers among 'em.
Two hundred million Americans, and there ain't two good catchers among 'em.
