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“I played no sports well. Because I was a boy in the United States Of America, I was forced into Little League and played horrible Little League baseball, and played football and basketball in school situations where I was forced to.”

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Author:Ira Glass

“People should really horde their Blu-rays like old comic books and baseball cards. Because they're really beautiful, and will be worth something if you like movies as I do.”

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Author:Oliver Stone

“It's time to cut off visas for foreign baseball players and return our national pastime to Americans.”

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Author:Phyllis Schlafly

“Marijuana is to rock and roll what beer is to baseball, so imagine if they took away beer at the ballgame.”

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Author:Jesse Ventura

“The main idea is to win.”

Ideas Winning Baseball

Author:John McGraw

“Baseball is more than a game to me, it's a religon.”

Games Baseball

Author:Bill Klem

“Baseball and malaria keep coming back.”

Baseball Coming Back Malaria

Author:Gene Mauch

“There is still nothing in life as constant and as changing at the same time as an afternoon at a ballpark.”

Stills Baseball Constant Afternoon Ballparks

Author:Larry King

“A real common problem with a lot of animals is that guys are bad, hate to say it, but they will tune into some big feature like the glasses, maybe the beard, baseball hats, you know some unique feature like that. And they'll generalize like, "Okay! All people with baseball hats or black rimmed glasses are bad."”

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Author:Temple Grandin

“I thought some of the stories were neat; I liked some of the liturgy and some of the songs. If you're a writer you have some inclination to pay attention. I didn't just tune it out and think about baseball. So, it had an effect on me.”

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Author:John Irving

“After the strike, I lost interest. In reality, neither players nor owners care in the least about the fans. The greed of both factions has destroyed baseball's credibility, at least for the present.”

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Author:W. P. Kinsella

“My workout was playing other sports and I always played tennis, football, basketball, threw a baseball - I was always doing something to keep me active. That's how I kept my body going.”

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Author:Jack Nicklaus

“You're always struggling because you're not playing on a 53-and-a-third by a 120-yard field. You're not playing on a baseball diamond. With golf, every field is different and every atmosphere is different. The grass is different. The weather is different. You're outside. You're not in a stadium. There are so many different variables, so you never master golf. So, I think good athletes like a challenge.”

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Author:Jack Nicklaus

“There are places I want to visit where if I'm wearing a baseball cap and some sunglasses I think I can get away with and mingle in a crowd.”

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Author:Barack Obama

“I love baseball. What I love about baseball is that you are always waiting.”

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Author:Frederick Busch

“Baseball is a game where you are always waiting, and then when something happens it's like turning a kaleidoscope when you were a kid.”

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Author:Frederick Busch

“I can't remember the last time I went to a game and there was a fight. I think they fight more in baseball now than they do in hockey.”

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Author:Wayne Gretzky

“Baseball as I have said before to many... many parents it's not about wins and losses. It's about the life lessons that are learned on that baseball field. The perseverance, the hard work that it takes, dealing with failure.”

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Author:Goose Gossage

“The game of baseball is a game of failure because it's so difficult to play. A 300 hitter, a superstar fails seven out of ten times at the plate. So what does that tell you about the game and its difficulty?”

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Author:Goose Gossage

“Every life lesson is on that baseball field.”

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Author:Goose Gossage

“I had a marvelous baseball career and after my baseball career, there is an abundance of opportunity out there.”

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Author:Cal Ripken, Jr.

“I think the cloud of suspicion has been hanging over baseball for a while. I think there has been some positive things that have come out of that. There has been a drug test policy that was been implemented that got the blessings of both the Players Association and MLB. They are trying to maintain the integrity of this sport and trying to get it back, but that cloud I think will hang over a little longer.”

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Author:Cal Ripken, Jr.

“I think baseball has moved on in many ways and the focus on the competitions on the field is really what the game is all about. It seems to be healthy. It seems more people are watching it.”

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Author:Cal Ripken, Jr.

“That's what baseball is all about right there, a matter of will.”

Matter Baseball

Author:Dusty Baker

“Baseball I played literally from the time I can remember. My dad had played, my older brother played, so I always wanted to be like my older brother. That just kind of was a natural thing that I fell into.”

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Author:Tyler Hoechlin

“I was never one of those kids that felt like I had to go to practice or that I was being made to go to practice or forced to play the game. Baseball was a natural fit for me.”

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Author:Tyler Hoechlin

“I loved playing baseball, and the only reason I played was to play professional baseball. I wanted that to be my career for a long time. I turned down multiple jobs and meetings because of it.”

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Author:Tyler Hoechlin

“Even though you make twelve hundred bucks a month, if I was making twelve hundred bucks a month to play baseball, I would have done it. I would have stayed.”

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Author:Tyler Hoechlin

“Even talking about serious issues - it's hard to fit in anything around calling a baseball game.”

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Author:Joe Buck

“I love to play tennis and golf, listen to music, watch baseball and root for the Redskins.”

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Author:Alan Greenspan

“Javy [Baez] grew up in Puerto Rico, played a lot of baseball as a youth, played a lot of winter ball. He's been taught properly and well.”

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Author:Joe Maddon

“My coaching staff gets to go to the World Series. From a financial perspective that's great for coaches because baseball coaches in the Major League level don't really make that much money. People don't realize that.”

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Author:Joe Maddon

“I was a baseball fan, at any rate.”

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Author:Hillary Clinton

“It's rewarding riding into the sunset. What better way to go? My teammates carried me off the field - it doesn't get any better than that. Now it's time to be a dad. To be as successful at that as I was at baseball would be nice.”

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Author:David Ross

“David Remnick [the New Yorker's editor in chief]is about as interested in anything gay as I am interested in anything to do with baseball. It drives me nuts.”

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Author:Kevin Sessums

“I was really short in high school. I was stuck on the bench in the baseball team, so I just thought I'd try out theater, and that was the last time I did sports.”

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Author:Casey Affleck

“When I was covering baseball the Reds had a first baseman, Sean Casey. His nickname was "The Mayor" because he knew and connected with absolutely everyone. Incredibly lovely ... even invited Red writers to his wedding. And that never happens.”

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Author:Jeff Pearlman

“My favorite team growing up was the Cincinnati Reds. Living within 10 minutes of the ball park I went to as many games as possible growing up as long as they didn't conflict with my baseball schedule.”

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Author:Graham Taylor

“I made the Dixie Heights High School baseball team as an 8th grader and went on to have a very successful career. I was all state both my junior and senior years leading our team 3 district championships and 1 regional championship in 2001 which hadn't happened since 1991. My number has since been retired at Dixie Heights and a banner hangs from the outfield fence with my name and number on it.”

“Miami awarded me with the teams Pitcher of the year as well as Rookie of the year. My career at Miami only got better from there, I went on the Cape Cod baseball league for 2 consecutive summers where I did well and also to help lead our Miami team to both MAC regular season and tournament champions in 2005. I finished my career at Miami holding a few conference records including career innings pitched and by getting drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 10th round.”

“If Congress is going to investigate baseball players about whether or not they told the truth, how can we justify giving the most powerful intelligence official, [James] Clapper, a pass? This is how J. Edgar Hoover ended up in charge of the FBI forever.”

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Author:Edward Snowden

“I guess I was maybe in little league baseball as far as I wanted to be good at that. But school, I certainly wasn't the best at that. But comedy thing and making movies and stuff, I love it so much that I do get driven to push myself as hard as I can.”

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Author:Adam Sandler

“I can't stand any music that requires its singers to be so dumb they wear their baseball caps backwards.”

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Author:Terry Pratchett

“I miss playing baseball. Just being able to swing the bat, or run, or dive for a ball, or slide into second. If I could even do that in a softball league, I would never miss anything about baseball. I don't miss the crowds or the travel or even being in the big leagues. I just miss being able to take batting practice and being able to swing as hard as I can. That's all I miss.”

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Author:Prince Fielder

“I get to kind of pretend I'm going to play baseball. I get to work out and do all the stuff that was part of baseball. I just don't get to play.”

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Author:Prince Fielder

“I have a food show.It's not just baseball people. It's a mixture of baseball people, actors, musicians, chefs and whatnot. They bring out different dishes, and at the end of the show, I give the one I like the most the "Fielder's choice." It's good TV.”

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Author:Prince Fielder

“I miss the guys, and I miss playing baseball. Just being able to swing the bat, or run, or dive for a ball, or slide into second.”

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Author:Prince Fielder

“If I could even do that [playing] in a softball league, I would never miss anything about baseball.”

Ifs Missing Baseball League If I Could Softball

Author:Prince Fielder

“I've always said, "You make a lot of money in Major League Baseball, and it's all guaranteed, so what do you have to lose by going all out?" .”

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Author:Prince Fielder

“I've kept in touch with many of my former teammates: Bob Marcucci was our team manager and we bonded over our passion for baseball.”

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Author:Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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