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Baseball Quotes

Over time I learned that there are two very different satisfactions that you can have in your life. One is the satisfaction of becoming skilled at something. It almost doesn’t matter what the terrain is. There is a deep, soul-feeding resonance in mastery itself, whether in teaching, writing a complicated software program, coaching a baseball team, or marshalling a group of people to start a new business Picture Quote #1

I was on the high school track team, believe it or not, and played baseball, poorly but passionately Picture Quote #1

The more baseball the better. It is a healthful sport and develops team play and initiative, plus an independent attitude Picture Quote #1

The fact is, when I was 15 and a sophomore at high school, I played on the varsity baseball team for the college Picture Quote #1

You can have the best team in baseball, and if nobody goes through the turnstiles, you’ve got to shut the doors down Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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I’ve kept in touch with many of my former teammates: Bob Marcucci was our team manager and we bonded over our passion for baseball Picture Quote #1

I had a chance to play for the Cuban national team during the 2009 World Baseball Classic, but at the time I never thought about leaving Cuba Picture Quote #1

Toledo is better than exciting, it’s happy. Because nothing is more conducive to unhappiness than taking yourself seriously, and taking yourself seriously is difficult when you’re baseball team is the Mud Hens Picture Quote #1

I was really short in high school. I was stuck on the bench in the baseball team, so I just thought I’d try out theater, and that was the last time I did sports Picture Quote #1

And I’d be lying if I told you that as a black man in baseball I hadn’t gone through worse times than my teammates Picture Quote #1

Baseball is a game where a curve is an optical illusion, a screwball can be a pitch or a person, stealing is legal and you can spit anywhere you like except in the umpire’s eye or on the ball Picture Quote #1

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As we all know, Cooperstown is the home of baseball. One of the many duties of the home plate umpire is to make sure that the runner touches home. Well, if you’re a true baseball fan, you need to visit Cooperstown. This is home Picture Quote #1

I just love putting on the uniform; it’s what I have done since I was 6 or 7 years old. It’s the life I know. If I didn’t love the life of baseball, I wouldn’t work out like I do every winter Picture Quote #1

Imagine if baseball were taught the way science is taught in most inner-city schools. Schoolchildren would get lectures about the history of the World Series. High school students would occasionally reproduce famous plays of the past. Nobody would get in the game themselves until graduate school Picture Quote #1

You’d got a baseball game, or a football game, basketball game, USA! USA! USA! Hey, calm down! Got a little German on it, don’t you think? Picture Quote #1

I never knew what Amazon was. I’ve never seen any of those series, even on cable. I’ve never seen The Sopranos, or Mad Men. I’m out every night and when I come home, I watch the end of the baseball or basketball game, and there’s Charlie Rose and I go to sleep Picture Quote #1

Baseball happens to be a game of cumulative tension but football, basketball and hockey are played with hand grenades and machine guns Picture Quote #1

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Trip Hawkins - and this was the early 1980s - was saying there’s going to be a day when everyone has a computer and they’re going to want to do more on it, including playing games. So he started up a company, EA Sports, and he was going to have three games, football, basketball and baseball. So I was the football game Picture Quote #1

In baseball, you can hit 40 home runs on a single-A-league team and never get paid a thing. But in a hedge fund, you get paid on your batting average. So you go to the worst league you can find, where there’s the least competition Picture Quote #1

You shouldn’t have any betting in the locker room at all, whether it’s baseball or it’s horses. You can’t beat the horses. You can’t beat any kind of gambling because they have the odds Picture Quote #1

Baseball is beautiful....the supreme performing art. It combines in perfect harmony the magnificent features of ballet, drama, art, and ingenuity Picture Quote #1

One of the beautiful things about baseball is that every once in a while you come into a situation where you want to, and where you have to, reach down and prove something Picture Quote #1

If you’re playing baseball and thinking about managing, you’re crazy. You’d be better off thinking about being an owner Picture Quote #1

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I would be lost without baseball. I don’t think I could stand being away from it as long as I was alive Picture Quote #1

You always dream about being on a baseball card. It’s kind of funny when you finally see it Picture Quote #1

For me, baseball just brings up a lot of nostalgic, happy feelings because I enjoyed it as a kid, and I liked being out there playing in the sun, and it was a simpler time for all of us Picture Quote #1

Things happen in baseball, even if, in theory, it’s something you don’t do. Stats are a tool, but it doesn’t mean that’s how a game is being played at that moment. There’s more than one way to win a game, or have a winning team Picture Quote #1

Peter Gammons went on to Sports Illustrated and ESPN, and was on everyone`s shortlist of best baseball writers ever Picture Quote #1

The rest of what I learned about baseball came from Peter Gammons, the Boston Globe`s best baseball writer when I was in high school Picture Quote #1

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Over time I learned that there are two very different satisfactions that you can have in your life. One is the satisfaction of becoming skilled at something. It almost doesn’t matter what the terrain is. There is a deep, soul-feeding resonance in mastery itself, whether in teaching, writing a complicated software program, coaching a baseball team, or marshalling a group of people to start a new business... (Baseball Quotes) I was on the high school track team, believe it or not, and played baseball, poorly but passionately. (Baseball Quotes) The more baseball the better. It is a healthful sport and develops team play and initiative, plus an independent attitude. (Baseball Quotes) The fact is, when I was 15 and a sophomore at high school, I played on the varsity baseball team for the college. (Baseball Quotes) You can have the best team in baseball, and if nobody goes through the turnstiles, you’ve got to shut the doors down. (Baseball Quotes) 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. (Baseball Quotes) I’ve kept in touch with many of my former teammates: Bob Marcucci was our team manager and we bonded over our passion for baseball. (Baseball Quotes) I had a chance to play for the Cuban national team during the 2009 World Baseball Classic, but at the time I never thought about leaving Cuba. (Baseball Quotes) Toledo is better than exciting, it’s happy. Because nothing is more conducive to unhappiness than taking yourself seriously, and taking yourself seriously is difficult when you’re baseball team is the Mud Hens. (Baseball Quotes) I was really short in high school. I was stuck on the bench in the baseball team, so I just thought I’d try out theater, and that was the last time I did sports. (Baseball Quotes) And I’d be lying if I told you that as a black man in baseball I hadn’t gone through worse times than my teammates. (Baseball Quotes) Baseball is a game where a curve is an optical illusion, a screwball can be a pitch or a person, stealing is legal and you can spit anywhere you like except in the umpire’s eye or on the ball. (Baseball Quotes) As we all know, Cooperstown is the home of baseball. One of the many duties of the home plate umpire is to make sure that the runner touches home. Well, if you’re a true baseball fan, you need to visit Cooperstown. This is home. (Baseball Quotes) I just love putting on the uniform; it’s what I have done since I was 6 or 7 years old. It’s the life I know. If I didn’t love the life of baseball, I wouldn’t work out like I do every winter. (Baseball Quotes) Imagine if baseball were taught the way science is taught in most inner-city schools. Schoolchildren would get lectures about the history of the World Series. High school students would occasionally reproduce famous plays of the past. Nobody would get in the game themselves until graduate school. (Baseball Quotes) You’d got a baseball game, or a football game, basketball game, USA! USA! USA! Hey, calm down! Got a little German on it, don’t you think? (Baseball Quotes) I never knew what Amazon was. I’ve never seen any of those series, even on cable. I’ve never seen The Sopranos, or Mad Men. I’m out every night and when I come home, I watch the end of the baseball or basketball game, and there’s Charlie Rose and I go to sleep. (Baseball Quotes) Baseball happens to be a game of cumulative tension but football, basketball and hockey are played with hand grenades and machine guns. (Baseball Quotes) Trip Hawkins - and this was the early 1980s - was saying there’s going to be a day when everyone has a computer and they’re going to want to do more on it, including playing games. So he started up a company, EA Sports, and he was going to have three games, football, basketball and baseball. So I was the football game. (Baseball Quotes) In baseball, you can hit 40 home runs on a single-A-league team and never get paid a thing. But in a hedge fund, you get paid on your batting average. So you go to the worst league you can find, where there’s the least competition. (Baseball Quotes) You shouldn’t have any betting in the locker room at all, whether it’s baseball or it’s horses. You can’t beat the horses. You can’t beat any kind of gambling because they have the odds. (Baseball Quotes) Baseball is beautiful....the supreme performing art. It combines in perfect harmony the magnificent features of ballet, drama, art, and ingenuity. (Baseball Quotes) One of the beautiful things about baseball is that every once in a while you come into a situation where you want to, and where you have to, reach down and prove something. (Baseball Quotes) If you’re playing baseball and thinking about managing, you’re crazy. You’d be better off thinking about being an owner. (Baseball Quotes) I would be lost without baseball. I don’t think I could stand being away from it as long as I was alive. (Baseball Quotes) You always dream about being on a baseball card. It’s kind of funny when you finally see it. (Baseball Quotes) For me, baseball just brings up a lot of nostalgic, happy feelings because I enjoyed it as a kid, and I liked being out there playing in the sun, and it was a simpler time for all of us. (Baseball Quotes) Things happen in baseball, even if, in theory, it’s something you don’t do. Stats are a tool, but it doesn’t mean that’s how a game is being played at that moment. There’s more than one way to win a game, or have a winning team. (Baseball Quotes) Peter Gammons went on to Sports Illustrated and ESPN, and was on everyone`s shortlist of best baseball writers ever. (Baseball Quotes) The rest of what I learned about baseball came from Peter Gammons, the Boston Globe`s best baseball writer when I was in high school. (Baseball Quotes)

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