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Quote by Michael Lewis

“If you’ve got a dozen pitchers, you need to speak 12 different languages.”

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Michael Lewis, born on October 15, 1960, is a renowned American author. His works are known for their in-depth investigations and revelations of the truths in the financial, business, and sports worlds. more

“That was how a Salomon bond trader thought: He forgot whatever it was that he wanted to do for a minute and put his finger on the pulse of the market. If the market felt fidgety, if people were scared or desperate, he herded them like sheep into a corner, then made them pay for their uncertainty. He sat on the market until it puked gold coins. Then he worried about what he wanted to do.”

People Ifs Made Wanted Felt Pay Minutes Gold Fingers Scared Corners Worried Uncertainty Sat Desperate Sheep Coins Pulse Traders Gold Coins

Author:Michael Lewis

“The only thing history teaches us, a wise man once said, is that history doesn’t teach us anything.”

Men Said Teach Wise Wise Man Once Said

Book:Liar's Poker

Source: Liar's Poker

“It is the nature of being the general manager of a baseball team that you have to remain on familiar terms with people you are continually trying to screw.”

People Trying Term Team Baseball Familiar Managers Screws Baseball Team General Manager

Book:Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game

Source: Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game

“One absolutely cannot tell, by watching, the difference between a .300 hitter and a .275 hitter. The difference is one hit every two weeks.”

Two Differences Week Two Weeks

Book:Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game

Source: Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game

“Above all, recognize that if you have had success, you have also had luck — and with luck comes obligation. You owe a debt, and not just to your Gods. You owe a debt to the unlucky.”

Ifs Luck Debt Obligation Unlucky

Author:Michael Lewis

“Baseball is this intense subculture that actually doesn't speak very much for the larger culture.”

Culture Speak Baseball Intense Subculture

Author:Michael Lewis

“Book tours are almost designed to beat out of an author any affection he has for his book.”

Writing Book Beats Affection

Author:Michael Lewis

“I don't think there is a national pasttime. Watching TV is a national pasttime. Really. If there is a national pasttime, it is watching TV.”

Ifs Thinking Tvs Watching Tv

Author:Michael Lewis

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