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"There have been only two geniuses in the world. Willie Mays and Willie Shakespeare." — Tallulah Bankhead
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"A picture is worth a thousand words." — Fred R. Bernard
Printers' Ink (December 8, 1921) pg. 96-97 The first recorded use of this adage came in an article by Bernard advocating the use of pictures in advertisement, specifically in this case for use on streetcars. Add Category or Author

"I never questioned the integrity of an umpire. Their eyesight, yes." — Leo Durocher
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"Baseball just a came as simple as a ball and bat. Yet, as complex as the American spirit it symbolizes. A sport, a business and sometimes almost even a religion." — Ernie Harwell
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"I have an Alka Seltzer bat. You know, plop plop fizz fizz. When the pitcher sees me walking up there they say, 'Oh what a relief it is.'" — Andy Slyke
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"To win. Nothing else matters, and nothing else will do." — Sandy Koufax
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"No matter how good you are, you're going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are you're going to win one-third of your games. It's the other third that makes the difference." — Tommy Lasorda
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"[Eclecticism is the byword for this year's festival.] The Merchant City has some great venues for comedy, ... We want to show a bit of everything that happens in Glasgow's comedy community." — Alan Anderson
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"I swing big, with everything I've got. I hit big or I miss big. I like to live as big as I can." — Babe Ruth
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"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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"You owe it to yourself to be the best you can possibly be - in baseball and in life" — Pete Rose
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"The pitcher has to find out if the hitter is timid, and if he is timid, he has to remind the hitter he's timid." — Don Drysdale
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"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Attributed to Emerson in Promotion of Pharmaceuticals : Issues, Trends, Options (1993) pg 74, and also Thoreau elsewhere, but no instance of the quote can be found before 1990, so the authorship of the quote is disputed. Add Category or Author

"There is no room in baseball for discrimination. It is our national pastime and a game for all." — Lou Gehrig
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"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." — Willie Mays
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"I was such a dangerous hitter I even got intentional walks in batting practice." — Casey Stengel
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"I love you not only for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you. I love you not only for what you have made of yourself, but for what you are making of me. I love you for the part of me that you bring out." — Roy Croft
The poem this is attributed to, by Roy Croft, is nearly identical to a German-language poem by Eric Fried titled "Ich liebe dich" ("I Love You"). Little is known about either poem, so it is difficult to say if Croft actually wrote this poem or if he translated Fried's poem and ended up with the credit. Often the quote is attributed to "Anonymous" or Elizabeth Browning, as well. Add Category or Author

"Grow old along with me!
The best is yet to be." — Robert Browning
Dramatis Personae "Rabbi Ben Ezra" (1864) This poem was written about 12th century Abraham ibn Ezra, a sort of "Renaissance man" before there was a Renaissance. The poem is an explanation of the ideas Ezra espoused in his life. Add Category or Author

"Without them, it would never work. But everybody knows everybody. We like playing baseball and having a good time." — Al Thrasher
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"Andre is our go-to guy because he can create his own shot. He's a very good player and he's only going to get better and better." — Al Walker
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"Hitting is timing. Pitching is upsetting timing." — Warren Spahn
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