When I Played Ball by Ty Cobb

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. - Ty Cobb

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When They Operated by Tommy John

When they operated, I told them to put in a Koufax fastball. They did—but it was Mrs. Koufax’s. - Tommy John

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Blind People by Reggie Jackson

Blind people come to the park just to hear him pitch. - Reggie Jackson

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I Struck Out by Bo Jackson

I struck out with two men on base. I was so angry, so frustrated, I turned and without even thinking about it, snapped my bat over my thigh. The bat split right in half. Afterward, reporters asked me if it was the first time I’d ever broken a bat over my thigh. “I broke an aluminum bat over my knee in college,” I said. (I was just kidding). - Bo Jackson

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There’s Nothing Wrong by Mike Penner

There’s nothing wrong with the Little League World Series that locking out the adults couldn’t cure. - Mike Penner

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Guy With The Biggest Stomach by Glenn Dickey

The guy with the biggest stomach will be the first to take off his shirt at a baseball game. - Glenn Dickey

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Don’t Look Back by Satchel Paige

Don’t look back. Something might be gaining on you. - Satchel Paige

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Great Things In Baseball by Walt Whiteman

I see great things in baseball, it’s our game-the American game. It will take our people out of doors, fill them with oxygen, give them a larger physical stoicism. Tend to relieve us from being nervous, dyspeptic set. Repair these losses, and be a blessing to us. - Walt Whiteman

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Third Time’s by Manciata

Third time’s a charm is a lot better than three strikes you’re out. - Manciata

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My Motto by Hank Aaron

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. - Hank Aaron

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