When I was a small boy growing up in Kansas, a friend of mine and I went fishing and as we sat there in the warmth of a summer afternoon on a riverbank we talked about what we wanted to do when we grew up. I told him that I wanted to be a real major-league baseball player, a genuine professional like Honus Wagner. My friend said that he'd like to be President of the United States. Neither of us got our wish.
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Work like you don't need the money. Love like you've never been hurt. Dance like nobody's watching.
Work like you don't need the money. Love like you've never been hurt. Dance like nobody's watching.
All the fat guys watch me and say to their wives, 'See, there's a fat guy doing okay. Bring me read more
All the fat guys watch me and say to their wives, 'See, there's a fat guy doing okay. Bring me another beer.'
The guy with the biggest stomach will be the first to take off his shirt at a baseball game.
The guy with the biggest stomach will be the first to take off his shirt at a baseball game.
Just take the ball and throw it where you want to. Throw strikes. Home plate don't move.
Just take the ball and throw it where you want to. Throw strikes. Home plate don't move.
Fans don't boo nobodies.
Fans don't boo nobodies.
My motto was always to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling badly or having trouble off read more
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.
Congratulations. I knew the record would stand until it was broken.
Congratulations. I knew the record would stand until it was broken.
Two hundred million Americans, and there ain't two good catchers among 'em.
Two hundred million Americans, and there ain't two good catchers among 'em.
Baseball is a lot like life. The line drives are caught, the squibbles go for base hits. It's an unfair read more
Baseball is a lot like life. The line drives are caught, the squibbles go for base hits. It's an unfair game.
