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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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.
They say some of my stars drink whiskey. But I have found that the ones who drink milkshakes don't win read more
They say some of my stars drink whiskey. But I have found that the ones who drink milkshakes don't win many ballgames.
My motto was always to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling badly or having trouble off read more
My motto was always to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling badly or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do was keep swinging.
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.
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Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team penalized for too many players on the field?
Slump? I ain't in no slump... I just ain't hitting.
Slump? I ain't in no slump... I just ain't hitting.
Just take the ball and throw it where you want to. Throw strikes. Home plate don't move.
Just take the ball and throw it where you want to. Throw strikes. Home plate don't move.
When I played ball, I didn't play for fun... It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out. It's read more
When I played ball, I didn't play for fun... It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out. It's a contest and everything that implies, a struggle for supremacy, a survival of the fittest.
Congratulations. I knew the record would stand until it was broken.
Congratulations. I knew the record would stand until it was broken.
