Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer. - Ted Williams

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I tried football and got my ass beat. I tried baseball, and the ball knocked out one of my teeth.

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If I'd just tried for them dinky singles I could've batted around .600.

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People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring. — Rogers Hornsby

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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 -Nolan Ryan

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What you lack in talent can be made up with desire, hustle, and giving 110 percent all the time. -Don Zimmer

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Don't ever forget two things I'm going to tell you. One, don't believe everything that's written about you. Two, don't pick up too many checks.

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If you’re not practicing, somebody else is, somewhere, and he’ll be ready to take your job. I want people to expect more from me because I expect more. If you don’t set goals high, you’re not trying. -Todd Helton

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There are so many people out there who will tell you that you can’t. What you’ve got to do is turn about and say ‘Watch me’. -Bryce Harper

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Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over again. That's the way life is, with a new game every day, and that's the way baseball is. -Bullet Bob Feller

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