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It is not the honor that you take with you, but the heritage you leave behind.

~Branch Rickey

Topics: Behind Heritage Honor Leave Take You

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If things don't come easy, there is no premium on effort. There should be joy in the chase, zest in the pursuit.

~Branch Rickey

Topics: Chase Come Easy Effort Joy Premium Pursuit Should Things Zest

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Never surrender opportunity for security.

~Branch Rickey

Topics: Never Never Surrender Opportunity Security Surrender

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Baseball people, and that includes myself, are slow to change and accept new ideas. I remember that it took years to persuade them to put numbers on uniforms.

~Branch Rickey

Topics: Accept Baseball Change Ideas Myself New New Ideas Numbers People Persuade Put Remember Slow Them Took Uniforms Years I Remember

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A full mind is an empty bat.

~Branch Rickey

Topics: Bat Empty Full Mind

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Trade a player a year too early rather than a year too late.

~Branch Rickey

Topics: Early Late Player Rather Than Too Too Late Trade Year

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Luck is the residue of design.

~Branch Rickey

Topics: Design Luck

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Ethnic prejudice has no place in sports, and baseball must recognize that truth if it is to maintain stature as a national game.

~Branch Rickey

Topics: Baseball Ethnic Game Maintain Must National Place Prejudice Recognize Sports Stature Truth

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I don't care if I was a ditch-digger at a dollar a day, I'd want to do my job better than the fellow next to me. I'd want to be the best at whatever I do.

~Branch Rickey

Topics: Best Better Care Day Dollar Fellow Job Me Next Than Want Whatever

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A great ballplayer is a player who will take a chance.

~Branch Rickey

Topics: Ballplayer Chance Great Player Take Take A Chance Who Will

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Athlete

Born: December 20th, 1881

Died: December 9th, 1965

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