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“He (Honus Wagner) was the nearest thing to a perfect player no matter where his manager chose to play him.”

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John McGraw was a renowned American professional baseball player and manager, born on April 7, 1873, and died on February 25, 1934. His achievements and influence in baseball made him a legendary figure in the sport's history. more

“I name (Honus) Wagner first on my list, not only because he was a great batting champion and base-runner, and also baseball's foremost shortstop, but because Honus (Wagner) could have been first at any other position, with the possible exception of pitcher. In all my career, I never saw such a versatile player.”

Firsts Has Beens Names Careers Saws Player Position Baseball Lists Champion Exception Runners Could Have Been Pitcher Batting Wagner Versatile Shortstops

Author:John McGraw

“In playing or managing, the game of ball is only fun for me when I'm out in front and winning. I don't give a hill of beans for the rest of the game.”

Giving Games Winning Fun Fronts Balls Hills Beans

Author:John McGraw

“No club that wins a pennant once is an outstanding club. One which bunches two pennants is a good club. But a team which can win three in a row really achieves greatness.”

Two Three Winning Team Achieve Greatness Clubs Bunch Outstanding Achieve Greatness

Author:John McGraw

“The way to get a ball past (Honus) Wagner is to hit it eight feet over his head.”

Way Past Feet Balls Eight Wagner

Author:John McGraw

“The team that gets off to a good start wins pennants.”

Winning Team Teamwork

Author:John McGraw

“With my team I am an absolute czar. My men know it. I order plays and they obey. If the don't, I fine them.”

Ifs Knows Men Play Order Team Fine Absolutes Teamwork Czars

Author:John McGraw

“If I had to pick the greatest team player in baseball today-and I have some of the greats on my own club-I would have to pick Pie Traynor.”

Ifs Today My Own Player Team Picks Baseball Clubs Pie Team Player

Author:John McGraw

“You can't get AIDS if you touch, hug, kiss, hold hands with someone who is infected. Don't be afraid of us - we are all the same!”

Ifs Hands Kissing Aids Hug Holding Hands

Author:Nkosi Johnson

“Sexual reproduction exists solely as a means to defeat parasites. By mixing male and female genes, sex produces offspring not exactly like either the male or female - making each generation different from the last, and presenting a moving target to intruders intent on compromising this system. ... Even with this variation, parasites continue to pose a threat... and parasitism evolves and moves through any system - not just living things. The less variation there is in a system, the more readily parasites will evolve to infest it.”

Mean Different Lasts Moving Sex Generations Produce Female Threat Males Defeat Compromise Evolve Target Genes Living Things Variation Presenting Offspring Reproduction Mixing Parasites Intruders

Book:Daemon

Source: Daemon

“But if they're so successful, why haven't parasites taken over the world? The answer is simple: they have. We just haven't noticed. That's because successful parasites don't kill us; they become part of us, making us perform all the work to keep them alive and help them reproduce.”

Ifs World Helping Simple Answers Successful Taken Alive Havens Parasites

Book:Daemon

Source: Daemon

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