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«Maybe I was born to play ball. Maybe I truly was.»
Author: Willie Mays
«Baseball is a game, yes. It is also a business. But what is most truly is is disguised combat. For all its gentility, its almost leisurely pace, baseball is violence under wraps.»
«The home-field advantage in baseball, to me, I don't understand. I had to play as well on the road as I did at home.»
Author: Willie Mays
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«I think I was the best baseball player I ever saw.»
«If people want to say Barry is No. 1, they won't get an argument from me. As long as I get to be No. 2.»
«We knew we had to keep playing until the game was decided one way or the other. We played 10, 15 innings sometimes. The All-Star Game was important to us. We weren't worried about setting records. We were worried about winning.»
«Every time I look at my pocketbook, I see Jackie Robinson.»
«In order to excel, you must be completely dedicated to your chosen sport. You must also be prepared to work hard and be willing to accept destructive criticism. Without 100 percent dedication, you won't be able to do this.»
Author: Willie Mays
«I don't compare 'em, I just catch 'em.»
Author: Willie Mays
«If you can do that - if you run, hit, run the bases, hit with power, field, throw and do all other things that are part of the game - then you're a good ballplayer.»
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