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Nolan Ryan, born on January 31, 1947, is an American professional baseball player who is renowned for his exceptional pitching skills and remarkable career achievements in the sport.

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“Put the right pitching mechanics together with good health, and there's nothing surprising about lasting a long time.”

Long Together Long Time Baseball Lasting Surprising Mechanic Good Health Pitching

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“I've got a different perception now and it's really enjoyable to be at this point in your life and be able to watch this.”

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“I never found a place where I wanted to live more than Alvin (Texas).”

Wanted Found Texas

Book:Throwing Heat: The Autobiography of Nolan Ryan

Source: Throwing Heat: The Autobiography of Nolan Ryan

“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.”

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Book:Throwing Heat: The Autobiography of Nolan Ryan

Source: Throwing Heat: The Autobiography of Nolan Ryan

“Enjoying success requires the ability to adapt. Only by being open to change will you have a true opportunity to get the most from your talent.”

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Book:Nolan Ryan's Pitcher's Bible: The Ultimate Guide to Power, Precision, and Long-Term Performance

Source: Nolan Ryan's Pitcher's Bible: The Ultimate Guide to Power, Precision, and Long-Term Performance

“I am going to spend my time today just thanking the people that played a role in my career, because I truly do believe that I was blessed by a lot of people that paths crossed mine as I went down the road in my career.”

People Believe Today Careers Roles Path Mines Walking Blessed My Time Down The Road

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“Everyone has limits. You just have to learn what your own limits are and deal with them accordingly.”

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“It took me a while to figure that out and to realize what a gift that I had been given. And when I finally did, I dedicated myself to be the best pitcher I possibly could be, for as long as I possibly could be.”

Long Given Sports Realizing Figures Being The Best Dedicated Pitcher

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“Dick Moss, my agent. Dick became my agent in 1979 when I signed my contract with the Houston Astros.”

Agents Contracts Moss Houston

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“I had the pleasure, as Robin said, to live a childhood dream as many young Americans and Puerto Rican children live that play youth baseball. And I feel honored and very thankful for that opportunity.”

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“It helps if the hitter thinks you're a little crazy.”

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“A successful pitcher keeps the leadoff hitter from reaching first base and puts the first pitch over for a strike - the two most important rules of pitching.”

Firsts Two Important Motivation Sports Successful Strikes Reaching Pitcher Pitching Softball

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“Maintaining concentration depends on what I call tunnel vision; nothing else in the world exists but the catcher's target, the hitter and my perfect delivery.”

World Motivation Sports Perfect Vision Depends Concentration Target Maintaining Tunnels Delivery Softball Catchers Tunnel Vision

Book:Nolan Ryan's Pitcher's Bible: The Ultimate Guide to Power, Precision, and Long-Term Performance

Source: Nolan Ryan's Pitcher's Bible: The Ultimate Guide to Power, Precision, and Long-Term Performance

“My job is to give my team a chance to win.”

Giving Jobs Winning Chance Team

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“Pitching in the big leagues is a dream. Preparing to pitch in the big leagues is a nightmare!”

Dream Bigs League Nightmare Preparing Pitching

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“I cant think of anything more humiliating than losing a ballgame to a guy who steals home on you. It happened to me one time against Kansas City. I had a 2-2 count on the hitter - and Amos Otis broke from third. The pitch was a ball and slid in safe. I felt like a nickel.”

Thinking Home Guy Felt Cities Happened Safe Losing Thirds Balls Stealing Broke One Time Cant Humiliating Kansas Nickels Kansas City Ballgame

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“And I'm a believer that you take a negative and turn it into a positive, and as it turned out, it was one of the best things that ever happened to me. And so I do appreciate the Ranger staff and the Ranger organization for giving me that opportunity.”

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“I always thought that there was going to be life after baseball, and so I designed that in my life I would have other interests after baseball that I would be able to step into. And I didn't realize the grip that baseball had on me and on my family.”

Would Be Able Sports Interest Realizing Steps My Family Baseball

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“I came into the game when I broke into the major leagues, the minimum salary was seven thousand dollars, and I'd have to go home in the wintertime and get a job.”

Home Jobs Games Sports Thousand Majors Dollars Seven Broke League Minimum Salary Major League Wintertime

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“When I had dyslexia, they didn't diagnose it as that. It was frustrating and embarrassing. I could tell you a lot of horror stories about what you feel like on the inside.”

Feels Stories Horror Embarrassing Frustrating Dyslexic Horror Stories Dyslexia

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“I can't imagine Joe DiMaggio was a better all-around player than Dale Murphy.”

I Can Imagine Player Murphy

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“Baseball life is a tough life on the family.”

Life Is Sports Tough Baseball Baseball Life Tough Life

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“I can honestly say it took two full years for me to get over the fact that I was no longer a baseball player.”

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“I like to refer to my years with the Angels as the foundation of my career.”

Years Sports Careers Angel Foundation

Book:Nolan Ryan: The Road to Cooperstown

Source: Nolan Ryan: The Road to Cooperstown

“I grew up with the thought that I wanted to treat people the way I'd like to be treated, and I think if you do that, it's pretty hard to go wrong.”

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“Enjoying success requires the ability to adapt.”

Enjoy Ability Adaptability Adapting Ability To Change Ability To Adapt Adapting To Change

Book:Nolan Ryan's Pitcher's Bible: The Ultimate Guide to Power, Precision, and Long-Term Performance

Source: Nolan Ryan's Pitcher's Bible: The Ultimate Guide to Power, Precision, and Long-Term Performance

“And then when I went to stay in '68, I can honestly say that I was not focused on my career and on what it took to be a major league pitcher and to be a starting pitcher.”

I Can Sports Careers Honest Majors Starting Focused Honestly League Pitcher Major League

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“And that's what makes this a great game, is the support and the commitment that the fans give the game.”

Giving Games Sports Support Fans Commitment Gamer

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“My ability to throw a baseball was a gift. It was a God-given gift. And I am truly appreciative of that gift.”

Given Ability Baseball Appreciative

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“I guess that's what Little League is all about -- trying.”

Trying Littles League Little League

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“You've got to realize that in any competition there is always a winner and loser. When it turns out that you're the loser on a given day, you can be a graceful loser, but it doesn't mean that you're a loser in the sense that you're willing to accept losses readily. Concede that on that day you weren't the best and that you were beaten in competition. But that should make you more dedicated and hard working. It's wrong to accept defeat as a loser. Be graceful about losing, but don't accept it.”

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Book:Pitching & hitting

Source: Pitching & hitting

“I feel very fortunate that I played for the four organizations I did.”

Feels Four Organization Fortunate

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“What man in his 40s would not like to look in the mirror and find Nolan Ryan?”

Men Looks Mirrors Nolan

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“And to play as long as I did and to have a family you have to be very blessed and I was with my wife Ruth. Ruth, I appreciate the job you did, and my three fine children, Reid, Reese, and Wendy.”

Children Long Play Jobs Three Wife Fine Appreciate Blessed My Wife Ruth Wendy

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“And when I went to Houston, they had a conditioning coach by the name of Gene Coleman. And that was the first time I had gone to an organization that had a program with a weight room and designed specifically for pitchers.”

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“For my children, they spent 15 to 20 years of their life in baseball. And Ruth and I spent so many years of our married life that that was our life. We knew nothing else.”

Years Children Sports Our Lives Married Baseball My Children Married Life Ruth

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“When I got traded to the California Angels, I really wasn't that excited about going to the Angels because it meant changing leagues and also a whole new set of teammates. But shortly after I got there I realized that it was one of the best things that ever happened to me.”

Whole Happened Angel Excited I Realized Best Things California League Teammate Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me

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About the Author

Born: January 31, 1947
Known for: Baseball player
Quotes: 37

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